New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khursheed on Tuesday made light of arguments put forth by former Telecom Minister A Raja in a court while opposing the framing of charges against him in the 2G case, saying lawyers often say things to defend their clients.
"You do know, when lawyers appear for someone, they look for anything possible to help their own clients. It is not always that thought is given to what will happen to some other person who is named in this manner," he said in the Capital.
At the same time, the minister added that it was for the court to consider 'whether there is any substance' in what Raja's counsel has said.
"We have the rule of sub-judice, because if everything that happens in court is commented upon outside, there would be a parallel trial going on," he said.
Khursheedd said since Chidambaram and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal have clarified their position on the issue, the matter should be allowed to rest there.
Raja on Tuesday pleaded before the special court that Chidambaram be made a witness in the 2G spectrum case saying he was privy to the matter relating to dilution of equities by Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless to foreign firms, Etisalat and Telenor, respectively.
"The matters relating to dilution of equities to foreign firms by Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless were known to the Prime Minister and then Finance Minister Chidambaram," Raja's counsel said.
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