Thread: BSNL spins web of lies to save Raja

The BSNL is cooking up one lie after another to save its ‘political’ master, who reportedly arm-twisted the officials in granting WiMax franchise to a non-existent company.

First, the BSNL claimed that the franchisee short-listed for running WiMax operation in Chennai, West Bengal and Haryana and Himachal Pradesh was one Ampules (company). The news was widely reported in the media. When The Pioneer carried a report on Wednesday that this was a non-existent company, the BSNL came with a rejoinder, identifying the short-listed firm as Ampoules & Auto Private Limited of Kolkata.

In its rejoinder to The Pioneer, the BSNL’s Chennai unit said, “The company M/s Ampoules & Auto Private Limited, Kolkata, who has participated in the said tender is a registered firm under the Registrar of Companies, Government of India.” The signatory of the letter is AGM (Admn & Legal) of BSNL, Chennai unit.

A cursory look at the online registry of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs shows that Ampoules & Auto Private Limited is not registered as a company with any of the Registrars of Companies.

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BSNL: Fraud getting murkier

Responding to a series of exposes in The Pioneer on the issue, the BSNL on Friday said in a fresh rejoinder: “As per documents submitted by M/s Ampoules & Auto Private Limited, the company was registered in Kolkata as on 21st May 1958 as ‘Ampoules (India) Private Limited’. The company changed its name to “Ampoules & Auto Private Limited” on 11-12-1963, as per the certificate from Assistant Registrar of Companies, West Bengal. The company has submitted certified copies of last two years’ balance sheets and has requisite turnover.”

In its first rejoinder on Wednesday, the BSNL had said, “The company M/s Ampoules & Auto Private Limited, Kolkata which has participated in the said tender is a Registered Firm under Registrar of Companies, Government of India.”

But the fact remains that no such company exists presently as the name of M/s Ampoules & Auto Private Limited was changed to Starnet Communication Private Limited in November 2009, five months after the original small-time auto ancillary company submitted the tender bid for WiMax franchise in June last year.

BSNL sources said that under pressure from their political boss, the high-ups are trying to keep Starnet, the real allottee, out of media glare because the company has been taken over by Raja's men.

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