SC ticks off CBI for not questioning Raja

The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not questioning former communications minister A Raja and the telecom secretary in the 2G spectrum scandal, saying it was “beating around the bush”.

A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly wondered why the investigating agency failed to question the duo, despite the Central Vigilance Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report sharply indicting them for their involvement.

“We are on the limited point. CAG has a very important position under the Constitution. Any responsible person will question the involvement of the minister and the secretary and you (CBI) say that 8,000 documents have been examined. You are beating around the bush. It was (questioning) the minimum expected of CBI. What do you take this court for,” the bench observed during the argument.

Explaining the delay, senior counsel K K Venugopal submitted that CBI had got its own methods of investigations.