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2G verdict: BJP lied, says Cong; ruckus in Parl; top 10 developments

After A Raja was found not guilty of conspiring and executing what has been described as one of India's biggest scams, his wife and daughter broke down in court

Opposition members protest inside the Lok Sabha in New Delhi during the ongoing winter session of Parliament
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Opposition members protest inside the Lok Sabha in New Delhi during the ongoing winter session of Parliament

BS Web Team New Delhi
A special court on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the alleged 2G scam, giving a major relief to former Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi who were jailed on charges of taking kickbacks to issue the telecom spectrum and licences in 2008 at throwaway prices. Special Judge O.P. Saini said the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate had failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove the charges against 33 persons named in the case that contributed to the Congress-led UPA' electoral loss in 2014. A war of words broke out between the UPA and the NDA immediately after

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