The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear two different pleas that seek investigation into Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
The first petition against Chidambaram was filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, while the second has been filed by lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan.
The petition by Swamy says that Chidambaram must be held responsible for allowing 2G spectrum allocation at 2011 prices during his tenure as the country’s Finance Minister.
Swamy wants the court to summon Chidambaram to establish his criminality and cross-examine him as to why he agreed to the 2001 pricing and share dilution of companies.
However, his appeal was dismissed as the trial court felt that he was unable to prove criminality on the part of Chidambaram, the then finance minister,Swamy said.
Chidambaram was the Finance Minister in 2008 when the then Telecom Minister A Raja allegedly ‘gifted’ 2G spectrum licenses and frequency to ineligible companies.
He maintained that he can prove this criminality only when Chidambaran is forced to undergo a cross-examination.
–Agencies