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A Raja's first exclusive interview on 2G scam: willing to serve life term, if ill-gotten money is proved

New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja today said he was ready to serve life imprisonment if a single rupee or dollar was found in any offshore account in his name.Replying to queries from Rajat




“There is a complete institutional aberration. PMO is one side, Cabinet is on one side, Planning Commission is on one side, CAG is on one side, CBI is on one side, they are fighting each other and Raja is inside. Tell me the solution.

“I am challenging through this forum. Let all these institutions  come together (and say) Raja did wrong, Prime Minister's Office, Union Cabinet, Parliament, Planning Commission, CAG, CBI, Supreme Court, in all factors that were indicated in the chargesheet. They are fighting themselves. What can I do?”

When Rajat Sharma asked why he was the only one who was being targeted, Raja replied: “Definitely cartel forces must be behind it. Those who were losing the business, of course telecom is very big.

“You see the network. Rs 1 lakh crore, Rs 2 lakh crore per operator. I think that they might have been afraid of what Raja was going to do will have a complete aberration on the business network that was created by these people. They may be afraid of, (and) injected through the media, that Raja is doing this, this wrong.”

A Raja in Rajat Sharma's Aap Ki Adalat show on India TV will be telecast tonight at 10 pm, and on Sunday (May 4) at 10 am and 10 pm.