A court Thursday acquitted all the accused in the 2G scam. Here’s how politicians and political parties reacted to the verdict on Twitter
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Though the former PM is not on Twitter the Congress’ official Twitter handle tweeted a quote by him on the judgment.
Yes, history will be kinder.
Former PM Dr. ManMohan Singh on #2GScamVerdict#CongressIsClean pic.twitter.com/u3aPl43N67— Congress (@INCIndia) December 21, 2017
Kapil Sibal
The former telecom minister and lawyer, who had famously countered the 2G report by the Comptroller and Auditor General by saying there was “zero loss”, tweeted:
After the 2G judgement by the Special Court
0 gain for BJPMy position vindicated
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 21, 2017
Arun Jaitley
The BJP’s official handle tweeted a video of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in which he was cited the Supreme Court remarks on the allocation policy:
The #2GScam is not a certificate for the 2G allocation policy being an honest policy. The Supreme Court in 2012 had upheld the policy as corrupt, dishonest, arbitrary, unfair & intended to cause loss to the exchequer. All 2G license allocations were quashed : Shri @arunjaitley pic.twitter.com/RmUKpzwlJV
— BJP (@BJP4India) December 21, 2017
Subramanian Swamy
The BJP leader, whose petition in the Supreme Court had played a major role in the case, tweeted:
Govt must prove its bonafides by filing an immediate appeal in High Court
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) December 21, 2017
Congis and Allies celebrated JJ HC acquittal. Then in SC got deflated. Same will be here.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) December 21, 2017
Manish Tewari
The former I&B minister sought an apology from former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai, tweeting:
Mr VINOD RAI Former C&G must Apologise to the nation for throwing presumptive sensational Corrosive numbers into public discourse.He was author of imbecile 1.76 thousand crore loss theory that I had destroyed during my cross examination of Rai in JPC.court has affirmed JPC Report
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) December 21, 2017
Milind Deora
The former minister of state for telecom tweeted :
The CAG report allowed BJP to mislead the nation & play the role of a highly irresponsible opposition. This won them an election, but hurt India’s competitiveness & straddled banks with ₹4 lakh crore of debt resulting from license cancellations & auctions
— Milind Deora (@milinddeora) December 21, 2017
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party’s official handle first tweeted spokesperson Ashutosh’s comment and later Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted:
2G scam is one of the biggest scams. It rocked the country n was one of the reasons for UPA’s downfall. Today everyone goes scot free. Did CBI mess up the case? Intentionally? People need answers
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 21, 2017
“2G Scam acquittal has shaken the very foundation of our justice system.
BJP Govt owes an explanation why CBI could not collect prosecutable evidences ? Has BJP govt colluded with accused ?
BJP should tell to the nations about the DEAL”- @ashutosh83B #2GScamVerdict pic.twitter.com/jaV69XUwhr
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 21, 2017
Rajyavardhan Rathore
The Sports Minister responded to the verdict by tweeting a thread about the scam:
A thread on #2GScamVerdict:
in 2007-08, spectrum was given on basis of NOT an auction, but on a price discovery made in the year 2001. thus, spectrum in year 2008 was allocated on the basis of 2001 prices!!
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) December 21, 2017