BJP rejects PM’s PAC probe offer
Reiterating its demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam, the BJP rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer of appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The BJP said that though it welcomes the breaking of silence by the Prime Minister on the issue but Dr Singh cannot chose the forum of his “inquiry”.
The party also claimed that Congress’ reference to the BJP at its plenary session shows that the Congress is suffering from “a BJP phobia”.
Even the Left parties said that a JPC is required to seek answers to even questions like formation of the government and whether the system had been manipulated, which cannot be addressed by a PAC having a limited mandate.
“The Prime Minister said that I have nothing to hide and Caesar’s wife should be above suspicion. Caesar’s wife never chose the forum of her own inquiry but he has chosen the forum also by saying that he was ready to appear before the PAC,” Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said.
On Dr Singh’s assertion that he has nothing to hide, the senior BJP leader said, “When he says that, then we would say that there are many things which are still hidden.”
Mr Jaitley said the government will have to answer many questions like, “How was this government formed, who chose the party which will get the telecom portfolio and which individual would get the portfolio from that party, who had done that. Was there a role played by the industrial houses and the lobbyists?”
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