Subramanian Swamy alleges internal sabotage in 2G scam verdict

Subramanian Swamy made a sensational charge against former Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi, saying appointing him to the post was a mistake, in the first place.

Rohatgi on Thursday said the 2G spectrum allocation scam case was never an issue of criminality. Swamy accused Rohatgi of not being faithful to the government that had appointed him and gave him his three-year term as Attorney-General

Swamy said he opposed the appointment of Rohatgi even at the time he was appointed.


Saying that the verdict in the 2G spectrum scam case needed to be appealed in a higher court, Swamy alleged internal sabotage of the case by the prosecution, saying that many officers who handled the case were ones still loyal to P Chidambaram.

Insisting that today's verdict was not a setback, Swamy said he was convinced that the verdict will be overturned by High Court.

Swamy took the example of the J Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case, saying she was convicted after an appeal to a higher court. He also said that he will follow a similar path in this case as well.

Swamy alleged that there were certain elements within the Modi government that did not want to take on corruption, and urged the Prime Minister to tackle corruption on a war footing.

Swamy also said the Congress had lost its bearings in demanding an apology from the government after the verdict was passed.