PAC's UPA
members accuse Joshi of hidden agenda
Wednesday April 27, 2011 09:39:41 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Sharp
differences among the members of parliament's Public Accounts
Committee (PAC) probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam spilled
into the open Wednesday as its United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
MPs alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and panel
chairman Murli Manohar Joshi had "a hidden agenda to destabilise
the government".
The MPs also said the move to finalise the PAC report Thursday was
"undemocratic".
"It appears that he (Joshi) has a hidden agenda to destabilise the
government. He should resign," K.S. Rao, a senior Congress member
of the PAC, said at a press conference here.
The press meet was also attended by four other PAC members -
Tiruchi Siva (DMK), and Congress leaders Saifuddin Soz, Naveen
Jindal and K. Sudhakaran.
The UPA members launched their criticism on the eve of PAC's
meeting Thursday, when it is scheduled to approve the report on
the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
A draft of the 270-page report was circulated among the members
Wednesday.
The PAC report, copies of which were accessed by the media,
apparently indicts former communications minister A. Raja and
criticises Home Minister P. Chidmabaram and the Prime Minister's
Office (PMO), but absolves Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from
direct wrongdoing.
However, the UPA members did not confirm the media reports, saying
a "wrong practice (of publication of the draft) has been
facilitated".
Rao and other members said the draft had several factual errors.
While senior officials like the cabinet secretary, principal
secretary to the prime minister were not examined by the PAC, the
report claimed the contrary, they said.
"This shows the report was prepared well in advance with ulterior
motives," Jindal said.
While declaring that the they will not approve the report at
Thursday's meeting, the UPA members did not reveal their next plan
of action -- whether they will record a dissent or demand Joshi's
resignation.
"There is no hurry. The next committee can also finalise the
report," Soz said.
The term of seven of the 22 members of the PAC expires April 30.
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