Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Live: AAP makes fresh charges against Karunanidhi in 2G scam

4.06 pm: Prashan Bhushan makes fresh charges against Kaliagnar tv in 2G scam

Prashant Bhushan is addressing the press conference at the constitution club.

The charge perse seems to be against Kalaignar TV. For those who need a quick refresher - Kalaignar TV is owned by the DMK, and its alleged involvement in the 2G scam is why Kanimozhi, the daughter of DMK supremo Karunanidhi, served a jail sentence.

The Enforcement Directorate said that Rs 200 crores that was given to Kalaignar TV by Shahid Balwa's firm which was then ploughed back to buy real estate. "There are conversations between Kanimozhi, Karunanidhi's PA and Jafer Sayed an IPS officer close to the family. This conversation shows that Karunanidhi was completely aware of the dealings taking place", alleged Bhushan.

4.00 pm: AAP promises to expose 'new material' on 2G Spectrum scam

The Aam Aadmi Party has said that it will expose 'new material' in relation to the 2G spectrum scam.  In an invite to the media, AAP said that the new material will show the 'deep involvement of some of the important political players, themselves involved in the scam, in covering it up'.

Representational image: Shruti Dhapola/Firstpost

Representational image: Shruti Dhapola/Firstpost

No other details were immediately available, and it is unclear who AAP intends on targeting.

The new allegations come on the back of a sensational press conference yesterday, in which AAP MLA Madan Lal accused Arun Jaitley, Narendra Modi and the BJP of offering him money to back rebel MLA Vinod Kumar Binny and topple AAP's Delhi government.

Although Lal could not provide the media with any evidence to back his claims, it led to a group of AAP party workers to converge on the BJP leaders Delhi residence, which later led to a bizarre protest face off between BJP and AAP workers.

Jaitley went on to call AAP a party of 'pathological liars' and party leader Nirmala Sitharaman said that the party's idea of 'alternative politics' was gaining 'publicity at any cost'.

 


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