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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/indian-pm-offers-to-be-questioned.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh offered to be questioned to prove his innocence in a telecommunications scandal" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-indian-pm-offers-to-be-questioned.jpg" alt="Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh offered to be questioned to prove his innocence in a telecommunications scandal"/></a></p>
<p>India&#8217;s prime minister has offered to be questioned by a parliamentary committee to prove his innocence in a telecommunications scandal that has shaken the government and reportedly cost the country billions.</p>
<p>The Public Account Committee, headed by an opposition leader, is examining a report by India&#8217;s auditor general that says the government lost as much as 36 billion dollars (£23 billion) in potential revenue during its 2008 sale of second-generation, or 2G, cellular licenses.</p>
<p>&#8220;I sincerely believe that, like Caesar&#8217;s wife, the prime minister should be above suspicion. I am prepared to appear before the committee, even though there is no precedent to that effect,&#8221; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a meeting of his governing Congress party.</p>
<p>The issue overshadowed the two-day party conclave, which was scheduled to conclude later on the outskirts of New Delhi.</p>
<p>On Sunday, the party chairwoman, Sonia Gandhi, defended Mr Singh, saying &#8220;the party stands solidly with him&#8221;.</p>
<p>Ms Gandhi sought to dispel the opposition criticism that her party and the government were not sufficiently sensitive to corruption.</p>
<p>She suggested a new system of fast tracking all bribery cases involving politicians and government servants and a new law to ensure full transparency in government contracts. &#8220;This would bring the guilty to book quickly and clear those unfairly charged,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>India&#8217;s judicial system is notorious for delays, mainly caused by a heavy backlog of pending cases.</p>
<p>The auditor report last month refocused attention on the 2008 telecoms sale, which it said was held on a first-come, first-served basis that netted the government only 124 billion rupees (£1.7 billion) and awarded some licenses to ineligible participants who sold their stakes at a high premium.</p>
<p>The report led to the resignation of former Telecoms Minister Andimuthu Raja, who has denied wrongdoing.</p>
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