I have implemented what I inherited: Raja in court

August 23, 2011 13:12

Senior advocate Sushil Kumar defending 47-year-old A Raja in court today said there was nothing wrong in his decision of not auctioning 2G spectrum and that he was merely following the policies pursued by his predecessors and the NDA government.

"I (Raja) have implemented only what I (Raja) have inherited," Raja's counsel said.

Kumar had said when Home Minister Chidambaram was theFinance Minister he had told the Prime Minister that dilutionof shares by the accused licencees to attract FDI did notamount to sale of licence.

Arguing that the sale of equity was not the sale oflicence, Raja's counsel had said he cannot be accused ofcorruption in the controversial 2G spectrum allocation.

"The matter (about sale of equity by spectrumlicencees) was discussed between the Prime Minister and the then Finance Minister.

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