Former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly says former telecom minister A Raja acted unilaterally in the 2G spectrum mess and that his Cabinet colleagues are not to be blamed. Speaking to Karan Thapar on CNN IBN&rsquo;s Devil&rsquo;s Advocate, Ganguly said it&rsquo;s not correct to apply the principle of collective Cabinet responsibility in the case relating to the distribution of 2G licences on a first-come-first-served basis. He refused to take the onus for the delays, saying these were reserved by Justice G S Singhvi who had to take the call as a senior judge of the bench. However, Ganguly, who demitted office after delivering the judgments on the grant of sanction for prosecution of former telecom minister A Raja and cancellation of 122 licences, said the delay was &ldquo;not intentional&rdquo; as judges worked under &ldquo;tremendous pressure&rdquo;.

Raja acted unilaterally in the 2G spectrum mess: Ashok Kumar Ganguly

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Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission and one of this government&rsquo;s top economic policy makers, responds to criticism and concerns on the decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector.

We have a very, very inefficient retailing system: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

In an interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN&rsquo;s Devil&rsquo;s Advocate show, Prime Minister&rsquo;s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan admits that the Budget target of 7.6 per cent GDP growth looks too ambitious at present, but does not rule out seven per cent.

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Raja acted unilaterally in the 2G spectrum mess: Ashok Kumar Ganguly

We have a very, very inefficient retailing system: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

We have reached the bottom: C Rangarajan