2G scam: Swamy asks court to make Raja key accused

A Delhi court today reserved till 7 January its order on whether a private complaint filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy seeking prosecution of former telecom minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum allocation scam is maintainable.

 Swamy had moved the court earlier today to make former communications minister A Raja the prime accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. "I have filed a private criminal complaint in the Tis Hazari court for making Raja the prime accused," he told reporters.

Additional Sessions Judge Pradeep Chaddah, who is also the special CBI (Central Bureau of Investigations) judge, reserved his order on Swamy's complaint after hearing arguments by him for half an hour.

Pressing the court to act on his complaint, Swamy argued that the judge should take cognisance of the massive scam - to the tune of Rs1.76 lakh crore, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - in the allocation of 2G spectrum to various ineligible operators.

 "I have got a three-fold prayer," said Swamy. "The first one is that the court should take cognisance of my complaint against the former telecom minister and issue summons to him.

 "The second prayer is that I be appointed as a deemed public prosecutor under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act; and the investigating agencies such as CBI and Enforcement Directorate be directed by the court to assist me in conducting prosecution and in the further investigation into the scam," Swamy submitted.