In a letter to Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Congress MP Kumar Ketkar has claimed that the government is displaying ‘inexplicable tardiness’ in collecting its dues payable by Reliance Industries Limited, the ‘true licensee’ of the telecom spectrum that is used by its ‘front’ company Infotel, which later became its subsidiary, Jio.
A letter written by former civil servant and activist E A S Sarma to the Cabinet Secretary has urged that investigations into certain companies in the Reliance group be broadened. Where do these enquiries stand now?
Why the 80:20 Gold Import Scheme is a ₹ 2.65 lakh crore (or $35 billion) scandal. The 80:20 gold import-export scheme that began in July 2013 when the UPA government was in power and continued till November 2014, six months into the tenure of the Modi government, has been sharply criticised by the CAG.
