New Delhi, Nov 8: The CBI was today directed by a Delhi court to provide a certified copy of a file relating to 2G spectrum allocation to Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy who alleged the document would prove the “complicity” of the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the scam.
Swamy, in an application filed before the court, said the file, relating to the Unified Access Services Licences (UASL) policy regarding sale of equity (lock-in period), was seized by the CBI on October 22, 2009, during the investigation.
Swamy, who is seeking prosecution of Chidambaram in the 2G case, said “these documents, with endorsements and signatures of P Chidambaram prove his complicity in the instant scam.”
Special CBI Judge O P Saini, however, asked him to inspect the court records after which he said the file was not placed on record by the CBI along with the charge sheets filed by them.
“Ahlmad (court staff) has reported that this file was not placed on record of this court along with the charge sheet by the CBI. Complainant (Swamy) submits that he may be allowed to take the photocopy of the said file from the record of the CBI itself.
“After hearing the complainant, I am satisfied that a copy/certified copy of the aforesaid file would facilitate the prosecution of this complaint case. Accordingly, the CBI is directed to supply photocopy/certified copy of the file to the complainant at the earliest,” the judge said. The court permitted Swamy to have a copy of the file from the CBI after he said that this file was necessary for the case.
Speaking to mediapersons outside the court after the proceeding for the day concluded, Swamy said the file, which the CBI would provide him in pursuance to the court's order, was “very crucial” for the case.
“I will study this file. This file is very crucial for the corruption angle of 2G spectrum scam because according to A Raja in file noting, which I have submitted in the Supreme Court, it was P Chidambaram who told him that he can permit Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd and Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Pvt Ltd to sell their licences (shares) to blacklisted companies Etisalat and Telenor respectively and therefore this file is crucial and I have asked for the date.
He said that on the next date of hearing, he would argue for Chidambaram to be made an accused in the case. During the hearing, Swamy told the court that he had applied to the CBI for a certified copy of the file through a letter written to them on October 10.
He said that in the reply, the CBI's Joint Director Hitesh C Awasthy told him to approach the special court, before which the proceedings of the case are going on, for the file.
Along with his application, Swamy also annexed the CBI's seizure memo, according to which the agency had conducted searches at the office premises of Access Services Cell of the Department of Telecom here on October 22, 2009.
During the search, 59 documents were seized by the CBI which included the file relating to the UASL policy regarding sale of equity (lock-in period).
