Congress slams Centre for seeking 'modification' in 2G spectrum case verdict

The Congress on Saturday said the BJPs hypocrisy knows no bounds and alleged that while it called the administrative allocation of 2G spectrum under the UPA a scam the Narendra Modi government was now seeking permission from the Supreme Court to give away spectrum without an auction reported news agency PTIThe opposition partys attack came after the Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its 2G spectrum case verdict which said the State was duty bound to adopt the auction route while transferring or alienating the countrys natural resourcesA top source however later said the government is not seeking to change the 2012 Supreme Court judgement that backed auction as the preferred mode of allocating telecom spectrum except for narrowly defined sectors such as satellite communication and defence where auction is not feasible reported PTIAttacking the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said The hypocrisy of the Modi Sarkar and Bhrasht Janata Party knows no bounds During Dr Manmohan Singhs tenure they cried to all who would listen that the administrative allocation of 2G spectrum was a scam reported PTINow they are arguing the opposite they have gone to the Supreme Court for permission to give away spectrum to whoever they want without an auction he allegedOf course this Modani Regime has already been handing over public resources to the PMs crony capitalist friends airports have been handed over to one company coal mines have been given away in fraudulent auctions and even satellite spectrum has been handed over in exchange for Rs 150 crore in electoral bonds In total they have already handed out Rs 4 lakh crore worth of public resources to their corporate donors Ramesh further alleged reported PTIHe said that on June 4 Indias voters will show this party of organised loot the doorThe counting of votes of the sevenphase Lok Sabha elections polling for which began on April 19 will be taken up on June 4 reported PTIThe INDIA bloc government will launch a joint parliamentary committee on the Adani Mega Scam and investigate these other corrupt practices including the Pay PM scam in which the PM amassed Rs 8200 crore through his welldocumented chaar raaste of collecting funds the Congress leader said reported PTIHe claimed that the BJPs four methods of collecting funds were prepaid bribes Chanda Do Dhanda Lo postpaid bribes Theka Lo Ghoos do postraid bribes Hafta Vasooli farzi companies reported PTIIn its judgement delivered on February 2 2012 the apex court had quashed 2G spectrum licences given to various firms during the tenure of A Raja as the telecom minister in January 2008On Monday Attorney General R Venkataramani appearing for the Centre mentioned an interim application before a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala reported PTIWhile seeking urgent listing of the application the top law officer told the bench that the plea seeks modification of the 2012 2G spectrum case verdict as the Centre wanted to grant 2G spectrum licences in some casesWith inputs from PTI