Raja faced objections from then DoT secy Mathur

Communications and IT minister A Raja, who is under fire with the CBI conducting an enquiry into the alleged irregularities in licensing and spectrum allocation to eight new operators in January 2008, had faced severe opposition from his then secretary DS Mathur over the entire process.

The opposition from Mathur, most of which are recorded in files, was so strident that he refused to sign any files on the matter till his retirement. Mathur retired on December 31, 2007 and licences were granted towards the end of January 2008. One of the main objections of Mathur was that no new licence and spectrum could be granted without an “equitable and transparent policy”.

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