Congress Sunday night expressed confidence that the resignation of Telecom Minister A Raja over the 2G Spectrum scam will have “no bearing” on its “very strong” alliance with DMK.

Party spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said that the resignation showed that UPA was maintaining highest standards of accountability and integrity.

She recalled that for the last one week, the opposition had obstructed Parliament on the issue and hoped that they would now allow Parliament to function properly.

Replying to questions, Natarajan said that her party’s alliance with DMK is “very strong” and there will be “absolutely no change” in it.

“There can be no bearing on Raja’s resignation on the alliance,” she said.

Jayalalithaa, the supremo of opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, had promised to support UPA if Raja is sacked and DMK withdrew support to the government.

Congress, however, did not accept the offer and had said the alliance with DMK was intact as of now.

Oppn welcomes Raja’s resignation, demands his prosecution

The Opposition, which had been gunning for the removal Telecom Minister A Raja over the 2G Spectrum scam, on Sunday night said his resignation vindicates their position but refused to give up on the issue as they demanded filing of a case against him to unearth the truth.

The ruling Congress, on the other hand, claimed a moral high ground, saying the UPA minister tendered his resignation in highest traditions of democracy and hoped that the opposition would now let Parliament to function.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi said he had directed Raja, “my affectionate brother”, to quit “only to allow the functioning of Parliament”.

Describing it as the “mother of all scams” and “a monumental fraud of 1.76 lakh crore”, BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said Raja must be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

“A proper FIR should be lodged, CBI is already inquiring. All those involved in this big scam…should be made accountable and liable. All should be prosecuted,” he said.

BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, “The acceptance of Raja’s resignation by the PM vindicates BJP’s position …but this does not absolve the government of the charges of corruption engulfing it in the recent past.”

“BJP still reiterates its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe and the Prime Minister — Mr Clean — has to do a lot of answering to the charges of corruption against the Congress government,” he said.