DMK latches onto Cong's spectrum pitch, calls BJP 'corrupt'

The DMK on Saturday backed ally Congress on its scam allegation against the Modi government in allocation of microwave spectrum in 2015 and said the spectrum issue which was used by the BJP to target the UPA has now boomeranged on it.

Citing the Congress' allegation that the Centre allotted spectrum on "first-cum-first-service (FCFS)" basis negating rules and causing losses and the Rafale issue, the DMK accused the BJP-led central government of being "corrupt."

Quoting the proverb "those who live by the sword die by the sword," DMK's organ 'Murasoli' said the BJP which claimed corruption in spectrum allocation vis-a-vis FCFS during UPA rule has followed the same norm now in microwave spectrum apportionment.

"The BJP government has shunned a Supreme Court ruling of 2012 that spectrum should be made available through a market driven process and FCFS norm should not be used hereafter," the daily alleged.

The main opposition party in Tamil Nadu also rejected Telecom Minister Manoj ...