Shared 2G spectrum details with Manmohan, others: Raja

Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Monday told a special court that all decisions taken by him regarding the 2G spectrum allocation were "unanimous" and he had shared the details with then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Cabinet colleagues at all crucial stages.

Initiating his final arguments in the 2G spectrum allocation case, in which Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 15 others are facing trial, the DMK leader said "no departures" were ever made from the proposal of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

"Every decision A Raja had taken were all proposals of department and all the decisions were unanimous. All decisions were in the exact fashion as they were set out in the file notings. No departures were ever made," advocate Manu Sharma, appearing for Raja, told the court.

"At all crucial stages, the decisions were shared with the then Prime Minister and other Cabinet colleagues," he said, adding that concurrence of then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and then Solicitor General GE Vahanvati were also taken.

The court asked Raja's counsel, "ordinarily, the conspiracy is hatched in secrecy but can the offence of conspiracy be made out if it is done in open?"