BJP wonders over CBI not finding evidence against UPA leaders

NEW DELHI: With CBI alleging violation of norms by NDA ministers in the 2G scam, BJP on Thursday said it had no issues with any investigations into the matter but wondered why the probe agency had not found any evidence against UPA leaders Dayanidhi Maran and P Chidambaram in the issue.

The CBI today informed the Supreme Court in the 2G case hearing that it has found violation of norms by Arun Shourie and Pramod Mahajan, who were Telecom Ministers in the NDA government, and maintained that the role of then Finance Minister Jaswant Singh also needs to be examined.

"As far as BJP is concerned we are very clear that any investigation can be done during NDA regime as far as telecom allocation is concerned. We have ourselves said in Parliament that the 2G case can be investigated from 1998 itselfs. We are proud of the expansion of mobile and telephone connectivity during our regime and we have nothing to hide," BJP Chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

However, he insisted that the role of UPA government, especially that of then Finance Minister P Chidambaram, former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and officials in the PMO should also be probed.

"What amazes us is the rank double standards and discrimination by the CBI in spite of voluminous evidence on record showing the intimidation by Maran of a particular company. Yet CBI is saying there is no evidence," Prasad said.

He insisted that there was voluminous evidence to indict Maran, Chidambaram and others.