SG’s exit suggests that govt is really rattled on 2G scam

When lawyers start quitting government, it’s a sign of the times. Perhaps, the pressure of defending the government in so many scams is getting to them. Officially, the reason given by Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium for putting in his papers is Communications Minister Kapil Sibal’s decision to employ a private counsel to represent him against an affidavit filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL). The affidavit alleges that Sibal favoured Reliance Communications by reducing penalties from Rs 50 crore to around Rs 5 crore when the latter unilaterally pulled the plug on its rural services covered under the Universal Service Obligation Fund Agreement (USOF).

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