Read more about former cag vinod rai s next book on role of public institutions on business standard. Former cag vinod rais next book on role of public institutions. He also talks about his share of controversies ranging from the cags report on the 2g spectrum auction, to reports of disagreement among the. Excag vinod rai says happy for sanjay nirupams notice. A raja challenges former cag vinod rai to debate on 2g. Raja, acquitted in the socalled 2g scam case, contends that the sanctity of the comptroller and auditor generals cag office was severely compromised by vinod rai. The comptroller and auditor general of india on wednesday said it has submitted to the government the report on the 2g. The book, reported, also slammed rai, whose report formed the basis of the alleged 2g spectrum scam. A raja former telecom minister andimuthu raja left and former cag vinod rai. Cag taking note of trais report of 2010, wherein it stated that 2g. Cag vinod rai deposes before jpc on 2g scam india tv. A raja questions manmohan singhs palpable silence on 2g. In a freewheeling interview with ians, rai talked about his new book rethinking. Several ministers of the upa had to resign, some were arrested.
In the book, rai indicts the government on five different scams. In a free wheeling interview with ians, rai talked about his new book rethinking good. Within a month of his acquittal in the 2g spectrum scam case, former telecom minister andimuthu raja has in a tellall book questioned former prime minister manmohan singhs palpable silence in defending the telecom policy that he himself had approved. In his first reaction since dmk leader a raja and others were acquitted in the 2g scam last year, former cag vinod rai has said he. Cbis initial 2g scam evidence could help in appeal. Titled 2g saga unfolds, raja, in the book, claims that former prime minister. Vinod rai is a former ias officer who served as the 11th comptroller and auditor general of. Excag vinod rai was a contract killer hired to end upa. Vinod rai, cag report in middle of controversy business news. Initial evidence procured in the 2g scam was very crucial and it could.
Former telecom minister a raja today alleged that former cag vinod rai was a contract killer hired to kill the upa united progressive alliance government and called for his. The 2g spectrum case was an alleged scam by the politicians and government officials under november 10th. Vinod rai the comptroller and auditor general of india said it has submitted to the government the report on the 2g spectrum allotment that may have caused a loss of over rs 1. The verdict in the 2g spectrum case was just what the congress needed to turn the focus on vinod rai s controversial audit report and away from the scams in the upa regime. In his book, a raja has spilled several beans with regards to former prime minister manmohan singh and former cag vinod rai. A special cbi court on thursday acquitted all accused including former telecom minister a raja, dmk mp kanimozhi and several others in the multicrore 2g spectrum case. In a free wheeling interview with ians, rai talked about his new book rethinking. Unfazed by congress leader sanjay nirupams legal notice to him demanding an unconditional apology, former cag vinod rai today. Cag vinod rai deposes before jpc on 2g scam new delhi, nov 15. Exauditor vinod rai shocked by verdict, stands by rs 1. Former telecom minister and dmk leader a raja has challenged vinod rai, ex government auditor, to a debate on the allocation of 2g spectrum, billed as one of indias biggest corruption. The cag took the correct view and submitted a comprehensive report on the 2g spectrum as well as coal allocation cases. While the congress has claimed vindication and the cbi is set to file an appeal, the verdict brings back into focus one man vinod rai whose report brought into focus the big scam in the first place.
Vinod rai was a contract killer hired to finish upa2, should be prosecuted. The then cag rai came out with a report in 2010 which pegged notional loss of rs 1. Former telecom minister and dmk leader a raja has challenged vinod rai, ex government auditor, to a debate on the allocation of 2g spectrum, billed as. In this excerpt from his 2014 book titled not just an accountant, the then cag vinod rai writes about how the auditor. Previous articlechinas objective in the 1962 war was to teach india a lesson, says new book. In the 200page book which is being published by penguin india, raja chronicles crucial events in the 2g case and trains his guns on the then comptroller auditor general cag vinod rai and manmohan. Chaturvedi has slammed the comptroller and auditor general cag for its reports on 2g spectrum allocation and coal block allotments, saying the auditing body had sought to usurp the government role of policy making and tried to enter the domain of policy making, which is not its remit. The most prominent actions of cag under vinod rai was the report that stated that the 2g spectrum allocation by the government had caused a loss of over 1 lac crores to the government.
In his book 2g sage unfolds, raja slammed the then cag vinod rai saying the office of the comptroller and auditor general was severely compromised by rai who had ulterior motives in overreaching his constitutional function while auditing accounts relating to the 2g spectrum allocation. Contract killer vinod rai hired to kill upa government. In a freewheeling interview with ians, rai talked about his new book rethinking good. Vinod rai ians interview new delhi, sep 11 ians initial evidence procured in the 2g scam was very crucial and it could help the cbi make a. This is how vinod rai arrived at his infamous notional. Days after being acquitted by a special court in the 2g case, former telecom minister a raja has now come up with his book on the issue, which is set to release tomorrow. In his book 2g sage unfolds, raja slammed the then cag vinod rai saying the office of the comptroller and auditor. A new book by former comptroller and auditor general cag vinod rai will shed. Vinod rai was a contract killer hired to finish upa2. The congress friday dismissed former cag vinod rai s remarks on exprime minister manmohan singhs role in the 2g spectrum and coal. The cag submits a report on 2g spectrum to the government, stating a loss of. Vinod rai, the cag behind astronomical figures in 2g case. The retired bureaucrat, out with a new book, rethinking good. Vinod rai, cag report in middle of controversy as congress tears into former cag vinod rai after the 2g verdict that acquitted all 18 accused, we look into the report which opened the can of.
Vinod rai has been called many things in the wake of the 2g spectrum allocation audit a rare civil servant, a courageous man, a bjp stooge, and a commander general when it comes to conducting. Vinod rai compromised cags sanctity, had ulterior motives. The then comptroller and auditor general cag rai came out with a report in 2010 which pegged notional loss of rs 1. Comptroller and auditor general vinod rai on tuesday revealed that his former colleague r.
The acquittal of all the accused in the 2g scam case by a trial court has once again put the spotlight on the controversial 2010 report by the comptroller and auditor general on losses due to the allocation of 2g spectrum. Vinod rai compromised cag s sanctity, says a raja in book on 2g case. Cricket live score new delhi mumbai fp exclusives board. Acquittals in 2g case dont negate auditor cags report. In tellall book, a raja questions motive behind cag s 2g report a raja spent 15 months in prison and was acquitted last month of charges that he rigged the allocation of 2g mobile. Excag vinod rai on 2g scam allegations, his new book youtube. Rai asserted that if given the chance to conduct the cag audit on 2g spectrum allocation.
The consequence of the storm was the reason upa lost the battle of perception in 2014. Vinod rais next book on role of public institutions. Former telecom minister a rajas new book 2g saga unfolds is published by haranand publications pvt. Vinod rai was made the chairman of the banking board of india by the new. The verdict in the 2g spectrum case was just what the congress needed to turn the focus on vinod rai s controversial audit report and away from the scams in the upa. Jpc, which looked into the 2g nonscam and had the opportunity to crossexamine vinod rai on his report, it was fairly evident that the whole report stood on foundations of sand. Excabinet secy slams cag for reports on 2g, coal blocks. Initial evidence procured in the 2g scam was very crucial and it could help the cbi make a robust appeal challenging the trial court order acquitting the accused, said vinod rai, former comptroller and auditor general cag of india, while indicating that the cag report on the spectrum allocation could have probably helped build a strong case.
Former cag vinod rai on the autonomy of institutes the hindu. A new book by former comptroller and auditor general cag vinod rai will shed light on public institutions in the country and how it supports good governance to ensure the welfare of its people. In a tellall book likely to be released within a month of his acquittal in the 2g spectrum cam case, former telecom minister a raja has taken to task former prime minister manmohan singh and the then comptroller and auditor general vinod rai. Kapil sibal unleash the loss caused to upa following 2g. Four years after the upa was deposed from office, senior congress leader and lawyer kapil sibal says the then cag vinod rai exceeded his brief in alleging a scam in the allocation of 2g spectrum contracts to the tune of rs 1. Asked what is the next step after the publication of the cag report, rai said on the issues. Former cag vinod rai ends silence on 2g acquittals. All you need to know about vinod rai, ex cag who triggered a political storm india fp staff dec 21, 2017.
Former cag vinod rai s office is credited with pegging the notional loss to the exchequer on account of 2g spectrum allocation on a first. Raja, acquitted in the socalled 2g scam case, contends that the sanctity of the comptroller and auditor generals office was severely compromised by vinod rai who clearly had ulterior motives in overreaching the bounds of his constitutional function while auditing accounts relating to the 2g spectrum allocation in 2010. But even he didnt realize that the entire effort was not about prices of spectrum in 2008, but about. He stirred a hornets nest with his explosive cag report on the allocation of 2g telecom spectrum, but vinod rai, now retired, is sticking to his guns, saying. Excabinet secy slams cag for reports on 2g, coal block allocations.
To say that vinod rai, the then comptroller and auditor general, was a vigilante or to abuse him, to my mind is malicious and absurd in itself. The cag report, he said, was essentially a mixture of inappropriate legal interpretations, incongruous comparisons and flippant allegations. Meet vinod rai, the man who gave a number to the spectrum scam on business standard. In tellall book, a raja questions motive behind cags. Vinod rai compromised cags sanctity, says a raja in book. This is how vinod rai arrived at his infamous notional loss estimate of rs 1.
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