Updated: February 03,2011
New Delhi: A day after their arrest, former Telecom Minister A Raja and two of his close aides will be produced in the Patiala House court in New Delhi today by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The agency is planning to seek Mr Raja's custody for detailed questioning. It has also invited Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials for a joint probe. The three spent the night at the CBI headquarters.
On Wednesday, hours after he was summoned to the CBI headquarters for questioning, Mr Raja was arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam. Also arrested were two men who worked closely with Mr Raja - R K Chandolia, who served as his Personal Secretary, and Siddharth Behura, who was Telecom Secretary.(Read: Key Raja aides arrested)
The Congress quickly asserted that the arrest of the DMK leader will not impact its alliance with Mr Raja's party in Tamil Nadu; the BJP focused on describing the action against Mr Raja as "too little, too late." (Read: Raja alone 'didn't gulp crores', says BJP)
And across the political board, all players agree that the arrest is an attempt by the government to rebut charges that it has not acted against corruption - a refrain of the Opposition over the last few months.
On Wednesday, hours after he was summoned to the CBI headquarters for questioning, Mr Raja was arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam. Also arrested were two men who worked closely with Mr Raja - R K Chandolia, who served as his Personal Secretary, and Siddharth Behura, who was Telecom Secretary.(Read: Key Raja aides arrested)
The Congress quickly asserted that the arrest of the DMK leader will not impact its alliance with Mr Raja's party in Tamil Nadu; the BJP focused on describing the action against Mr Raja as "too little, too late." (Read: Raja alone 'didn't gulp crores', says BJP)
And across the political board, all players agree that the arrest is an attempt by the government to rebut charges that it has not acted against corruption - a refrain of the Opposition over the last few months.
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