AIADMK seeks A Raja's arrest

The AIADMK today staged a demonstration here demanding the arrest of former telecom minister A Raja for his alleged role in the spectrum scam.

The demonstrators also demanded that the UPA government cocede the opposition demand for a joint parliamentary committee to probe the alleged irregularities in allocation of second-generation mobile telephony spectrum.

Speaking at the protest, organised by the Puducherry unit of the party, AIADMK Rajya Sabha member V Maitreyan said Raja should be arrested for "looting hefty sums of money" in the allocation of the 2G mobile bandwidth.

"The leaked Niira Radia`s tapes have exposed all facts. All those involved should be brought to book", Maitreyan said, adding a "JPC probe into the scam alone will bring justice."

Secretary of Puducherry unit of AIADMK A Anbalagan, legislators of the party Ohm Sakthi Segar and MV Omalingam, the CPI legislator N Kalainathan, the CPI (M) secretary from Puducherry V Perumal, the convenor of the MDMK N Manimaran were among those who spoke during the demostration.