Finmin babus put Pranab in dock

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was aware of the contents of the controversial March 25, 2011 2G note which suggested P Chidambaram could have prevented the scam by insisting on auctions, a top ministry official told the Joint Parliamentary Committee on telecom on Thursday. Department of economic affairs secretary R Gopalan agreed that the meaning of the noting "seen" by the minister meant that Mukherjee was aware of the note although he may not have approved it, JPC chairperson P C Chacko said after the committee's meeting. "We sought this clarification," Chacko told TOI. 

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