Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi of the DMK and the managing director of the party-owned Kalaignar TV, Sharad Kumar, on Thursday separately opposed the CBI application seeking the permission of a special court here to summon more witnesses to record their evidence in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.
They argued that the CBI had moved the application at a very belated stage, when the court had closed recording of evidence. Their replies were in response to the court notices on the CBI’s application.
Later, Special Judge O.P. Saini fixed October 27 as the date for hearing the arguments on the issue.
The court last month fixed November 10 for beginning the final argument.
The investigating agency has sought examination of more witnesses, submitting that some new facts have emerged during investigation by the Enforcement Directorate into the money laundering angle of the main case.
The Directorate has filed a separate charge sheet under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against 19 accused, including Ms. Kanimozhi and Mr. Raja. The evidence of 153 prosecution witnesses was recorded by the court during the trial of the main case. Chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Anil Ambani, and his wife, Tina Ambani, turned hostile.
