Now that former Union Telecom Minister A. Raja is out on bail and has started attending Lok Sabha, speculation has started as to whether he will give the reasons for his resignation in Parliament. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup, india · Tagged 2G scam, A Raja, Advani, bail, CBI, Indian Olympic Association, Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi, lok sabha, MPs, Pankaj Vohra, parliament, Subramanium Swamy, Suresh Kalmadi, Telecom, Tihar
Suresh Kalmadi’s arrest in connection with allegations of irregularities in the award of a particular contract for the Commonwealth Games is perhaps giving nightmares to many others. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Filed under india · Tagged A Raja, Ashok Chavan, B S Lalli, CBI, commonwealth games, Congress, corruption, CWG, Delhi Chief Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Jaipal Reddy, Kanimozhi, Kumari Selja, Manohar Singh Gill, Prasar Bharti, Prime Minister, Sheila Dikshit, Shunglu committee, sports minister, Suresh Kalmadi, Tejinder Khanna, UPA government
I was in Chennai last week when Anna Hazare was dominating the news everywhere. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Filed under india · Tagged A Raja, Adarash scam, Anna Hazare, Ashok Chavan, CAG, Chattrrapati Shivaji, Chennai, Commonwealth Game scam, corruption, Guru Gobind Singh, Hindustan Times, inflation, L.K.Advani, Manmohan Singh, news, Shunglu committee report, Suresh Kalmadi
Though the Prime Minister did not reply to a journalist’s query of why he had convened his press meet for the electronic media editors, it was very obvious that it was a feeble attempt to correct his image, which during the past few months has taken a beating. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Filed under india · Tagged 2G scam, A Raja, corruption, electronic media, Finance Ministry, JPC, Manmohan Singh, PAC, Politics, Prime Minister, Telecom Ministry, TRAI
The sacking of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and the removal of Suresh Kalmadi from the position of the Congress Parliamentary Party’s secretary is certainly not enough. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Filed under india · Tagged A Raja, Ashok Chavan, commonwealth games, Congress, Congress Parliamentary Party, corruption, CWG, Grand Old Party of India, Indian Olympic Association, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Suresh Kalmadi, Urban Affairs Ministry