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Balwa's lawyers demand PM to be a witness in 2G case

Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, chargesheeted in the 2G spectrum scam, on Wednesday told a Delhi court that the CBI should have named Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as one of the witnesses in the case.

April 28, 2011 / 12:44 IST
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Lawyers of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa demanded that the Prime Minister be presented as a witness in the trial court. The lawyers also told the trial court that CBI is discriminating against Balwa in the investigation.

"CBI is producing letters of Raja and the Prime Minister as evidence. They (CBI) should have made the Prime Minister a witness in the case," Advocate Majid Memon, appearing for Balwa, told Special CBI Judge O P Saini while arguing his bail plea. Memon along with advocate Vijay Agrawal said that CBI has produced letters written by Raja to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his response as a evidence in the case. (With inputs from PTI) Also watch the accompanying video.
first published: Apr 27, 2011 08:00 pm

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