Verdict today on Chidambaram role in 2G scam Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:18

New Delhi: A court here will rule today whether or not Home Minister P Chidambaram, who was the finance minister when former communications minister allocated 122 telecom licenses that have now been cancelled by the Supreme Court, should be made a co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam.

CBI Special Judge O P Saini had reserved his order for Saturday after the last hearing Jan 21 after Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, who has made the plea for making Chidambaram a co-accused, concluded his final arguments. The Supreme Court, while cancelling the 122 licenses Thursday, left it to the trial court to decide on Swamy’s plea.

Swamy, while deposing against Chidambaram before Saini, had said that former communications minister A Raja committed irregularities in connivance with Chidambaram in alloting the licenses.

Special train for Sikh pilgrims

New Delhi: Eyeing to tap the large number of domestic and foreign tourists interested in Sikh shrines, the Indian railways will shortly launch a special train for the pilgrims.

Officials of IRCTC, the catering and tourism corporation of the railways, Friday said the train will cover the famous Takhts (Gurdwaras) like Sri Keshagarh Sahib at Anandpur Sahib, Sri Damdama Sahib at Bhatinda, both in Punjab, besides Sri Harmandir Sahib at Patna in Bihar and Sri Hazur Sahib at Nanded in Maharashtra.

In the national capital, the tourists will be taken for a visit to Shish Ganj Gurdwara and Bangla Sahib Gurdwara. The tour will also include Gwalior and its Bandi Chor Gurdwara and the world famous Taj Mahal and the Fort at Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The duration of the tour will be of 10 days and 9 nights.

IANS

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