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Reality of Indian Legal System!

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Here 2 diffrent-2 stories, one of them a common man
and 1 of them a Politician.
A common man get strict punishment for the little crime,while another side a politician get nothing for his big theft(2G Scam) of Rs 1.76 lakh crore.
Let's see 2G Scam in Brief
                                                                  What is 2G spectrum scam?

 


From the time allegations of misappropriation during the bidding for allocation of 2G spectrum surfaced, till Telecom Minister A Raja's ouster, high drama charged both politics in Delhi and Tamil Nadu. So what exactly is the Spectrum Scam that led to all this?
WHAT IS SPECTRUM SCAM?

  • 2G licenses issued to private telecom players at throwaway prices in 2008
  • CAG: Spectrum scam has cost the government Rs 1.76 lakh crore
  • CAG: Rules and procedures flouted while issuing licenses


    WHAT ARE THE CHARGES ON FORMER TELECOM MINISTER A RAJA?
     
    CHEAP TELECOM LICENSES
     
  •  Entry fee for spectrum licenses in 2008 pegged at 2001 prices
  •  Mobile subscriber base had shot up to 350 million in 2008 from 4 million in 2001

 
NO PROCEDURES FOLLOWED

  • Rules changed after the game had begun
  • Cut-off date for applications advanced by a week
  • Licenses issued on a first-come-first-served basis
  • No proper auction process followed, no bids invited
  • Raja ignored advice of TRAI, Law Ministry, Finance Ministry
  • TRAI had recommended auctioning of spectrum at market rates

 

FAVOURITISM, CORPORATES ENCASH PREMIUM
 

  • Unitech, Swan Telecom got licenses without any prior telecom experience
  • Swan Telecom given license even though it did not meet eligibility criteria
  • Swan got license for Rs 1537 crore, sold 45% stake to Etisalat for Rs 4200 crore
  • Unitech Wireless got license for Rs 1661 crore, sold 60% stake for Rs 6200 crore

All nine companies paid DoT only Rs 10,772 crore for 2G licences



Now you can judge!






Courtesy- Dainik Bhaskar

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