CAG proves AAP allegations against Kapil Sibal. Will now BJP Govt. initiate
Arvind and others had released detailed evidence of the corruption done by the 15 UPA ministers including the then Prime Minister. One of the corrupt ministers was Mr. Kapil Sibal. They had pointed out that how against the advice of all the officers of Department of Telecom, Mr. Sibal illegally reduced the potential penalty of Rs 650 crore on Anil Ambani’s Reliance companies to a paltry Rs five crore.
Yesterday (on 1st August), the CAG report on telecommunications was placed in Parliament. The report rejects all the justifications given by Mr. Sibal and states that the penalty was wrongly reduced and Reliance was favoured. This corroborates the consistent stand taken by the Aam Aadmi Party that Mr. Sibal did an act of corruption for which he needs to be prosecuted.
Reliance had unilaterally discontinued its telecom services in rural areas, which is a serious violation of its license conditions. Its license ought to have been cancelled. However, instead of cancelling the license, the Department of Telecom had issued a show-cause notice to Reliance for a penalty of Rs 50 crore for a circle (since Reliance was operating in 13 circles, it was facing a potential penalty of Rs 650 crore).
Reliance, instead of restoring the services and replying to the notice, repeatedly sought for more time to respond. Thus Department moved to impose the penalty and the file was approved by all the officers upto the level of the Secretary. However, when the file reached the Minister Mr. Sibal, he overruled the officers and said that a penalty of only Rs five crore be imposed. The CAG has found this action to be totally unjustified, which unjustly favoured Mr. Anil Ambani’s companies more
Yesterday (on 1st August), the CAG report on telecommunications was placed in Parliament. The report rejects all the justifications given by Mr. Sibal and states that the penalty was wrongly reduced and Reliance was favoured. This corroborates the consistent stand taken by the Aam Aadmi Party that Mr. Sibal did an act of corruption for which he needs to be prosecuted.
Reliance had unilaterally discontinued its telecom services in rural areas, which is a serious violation of its license conditions. Its license ought to have been cancelled. However, instead of cancelling the license, the Department of Telecom had issued a show-cause notice to Reliance for a penalty of Rs 50 crore for a circle (since Reliance was operating in 13 circles, it was facing a potential penalty of Rs 650 crore).
Reliance, instead of restoring the services and replying to the notice, repeatedly sought for more time to respond. Thus Department moved to impose the penalty and the file was approved by all the officers upto the level of the Secretary. However, when the file reached the Minister Mr. Sibal, he overruled the officers and said that a penalty of only Rs five crore be imposed. The CAG has found this action to be totally unjustified, which unjustly favoured Mr. Anil Ambani’s companies more
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As the younger generation is coming to politics, we are discussing more on politics, actions are also visible, face book & other mediums are helping people to come together and share their views. I Think we are moving in the right direction. more
Aug 10
Ambani's, Adani's, some others in the corporate world, along with BJP & Congress, are all on the same side. APP & the people are on the other side. Once the people begin to see this alignment clearly things will turn around very quickly. more
Aug 09
The fact of the matter is that corruption has become the way of life when it comes to governance/ administration all around. Futile to bring out each case as very major decision by the 'authorities' involves such practices. It is now well accepted fact that big industrialists control the Govts as well as ministers. We are seeing more of monopolistic activities due to the current dispensation and processes being followed by our Govts.we can not even hope that whatever govt comes to power, it's action can only be seen to be benefitting these large corporations. The growth of the country has come to mean more riches to rich and powerful at the cost of average citizen. All major politicians are willing to compromise national interest for selfish motives. In such a scenario, it would be expecting too much from the current govt. too, of any action against such 'controllers'. What we need is a kind of revolution against this corrupt dispensation and bring in clean, dedicated and sincere nationalists from amongst the common citizens. Nothing less would work. AAP must be supported and strengthened, even if only to put the fear of people in the minds of these political parties. The current spate of communally divisive activities should be shunned by masses. We all are born of this Mother Earth and shall go back into its lap only. As such we are a 'family' with no having any role in deciding which religion or class of household, we are born into. NOW IS THE TIME TO SHAKE UP THIS CORRUPT DISPENSATION AND BRING ABOUT A CHANGE. more
Aug 09
Let the present govt immediately take action on the CAG report;proof of the pudding in its eating;lets the Modi government walk-the-talk,now that the elections are over and it is in power. more
Aug 09
