Former telecom minister A. Raja Saturday claimed the decisions in 2G spectrum allocation were taken in accordance with the existing telecom policy and cabinet guidelines and he had not kept the Prime Minister in the dark.
Answering queries in "Aap Ki Adalat" show on India TV, Raja said he had offered to serve life imprisonment if a single rupee was found in his name in an offshore account. According to a press release issued by the news channel, Raja said during the interview that he was arrested Feb 2, 2011, and a few days later, a leading daily carried a front page story quoting CBI sources that he had stashed Rs 3,000 crore abroad.
“The same day, I went to the judge, showed him the newspaper report and said, 'I want to challenge income tax (authorities), ED and CBI. If they find one rupee or a dollar in my name, I will not contest the case and I will live my entire life in jail',” Raja said.