Jailed former communications minister A. Raja, an accused in the 2G case, Wednesday cross-examined prosecution witness and former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Nripendra Mishra in a special court here.<\/p>\n
Mishra told Central Bureau of Investigation Special Judge O.P. Saini that there were differences of understanding between the regulator and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) during Raja’s tenure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe TRAI understood Section 11 of TRAI Act (making of recommendations to DoT by the TRAI) in its own way and DoT in its own way,\u201d said Mishra.<\/p>\n
Mishra’s reply came after Raja’s counsel Sushil Kumar exhibited documents related to a letter written by co-accused and former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura to him Aug 2, 2008 seeking recommendations of the TRAI while issuing new licences.<\/p>\n
Mishra said last month that Behura had written a letter to him in January 2008, saying that the government’s action on the spectrum issue was “in accordance with the established policy”.<\/p>\n
Mishra told court that the recommendation of the TRAI must be sought before issuance of new licences or modification of terms and conditions.<\/p>\n
Sushil Kumar confronted Mishra with various documents, including letters exchanged between the TRAI and DoT regarding the recommendation of policy.<\/p>\n
The CBI has alleged that Raja allotted the second generation (2G) radiowaves in an arbitrary manner and caused a huge loss to the exchequer.<\/p>\n
Nineteen individuals and six companies are accused in the case. Except for Raja and Behura, all other arrested accused have been released on bail.<\/p>\n
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