Murli Manohar Joshi 2g Scam

• I was made to sign 2G report with Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss figure, says former auditor

  Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) official RP Singh today claimed he was directed by his superiors - through a "written order" - to sign on the final 2G spectrum audit report that put the presumptive loss from the allocations at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

• 2G row: DMK to move motion for discussion in Parliament on RP Singh's charge, say sources

  The UPA government is likely to agree to a discussion in Parliament over a former CAG official charge that BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi had called audit officials to his house for preparation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on 2G scam that indicted the government.

• 2G row: Sonia Gandhi says BJP 'exposed'; Murli Manohar Joshi challenges her to prove charges

  Former auditor RP Singh's claims that he never put the Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss figure in national auditor CAG's report on the 2G scam have finally given the government a chance to go on the offensive. After a meeting of the Congress core group today, Sonia Gandhi remarked that she thought the BJP has been "exposed".

• Public Accounts Committee Chairman asks members to apologise for remarks against CAG Vinod Rai

  Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Murli Manohar Joshi, probing the 2G scam, has written a letter to the committee members asking them to apologise to Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai for their remarks against him.

• Auditors are entitled to check if public assets are 'sold for a song': Joshi

  The government's auditor has refuted allegations that BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi tried to influence its report on the telecom scam. In July last year, Mr Joshi who heads the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament, allegedly phoned the auditors and asked them to complete their report in time for the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

• 2G scam: Letter to CAG

  The telecom scam is being studied by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) which is headed by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi. A letter dated July 13, 2010 states that when the auditors were working on their report, Mr Joshi called the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).

• 2G scam: Murli Manohar Joshi advised PM against auction, reveals letter

  In the latest twist to the 2G spectrum scam, the Congress has tried to turn the tables on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). They have highlighted a letter that senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi wrote in 2007 to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh advising him against auctioning 2G spectrum.

• 2G scam: Congress turns the tables on BJP

  In the latest twist to the 2G spectrum scam, the Congress has tried to turn the tables on the BJP. They have highlighted a letter that Murli Manohar Joshi wrote in 2007 to the Prime Minister advising him against auctioning 2G spectrum.

• PAC report: UPA members demand MM Joshi's removal

  Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi's attempt to make a fresh attempt to make the panel take up his controversial report on the 2G scam could bring more trouble for the government. The reworked report questions the role of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

• MM Joshi not allowed to table 2G scam report before new PAC

  An attempt by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi to make the Committee take up his controversial report on the 2G scam prepared during the tenure of the last committee was today strongly opposed by Congress members. However, the NDA along with DMK and the BSP supported its consideration.In view of the divisions in the PAC,...