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Joshi
re-appointed PAC chief for one year
Sunday May 01, 2011 05:23:50 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, who had courted controversy
for his draft report on the 2G spectrum issue, was Sunday
re-appointed as chairperson of parliament's Public Accounts
Committee (PAC) for one more year, an official in the Lok Sabha
Speaker's office said.
Joshi's one-year-term ended Saturday.
The name of Joshi, 77, Lok Sabha member from Varanasi, was
recommended by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira
Kumar re-appointed him as the PAC chief, the official said.
Joshi's draft report on the allocation of 2G spectrum indicted
former communications minister A. Raja and indirectly criticised
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh among others for mishandling the
spectrum allocation, causing thousands of crores of losses to the
national exchequer.
On Friday, Joshi's report was blocked by 11 of the 21 members of
the PAC belonging to the United Progressive Alliance constituents
and supporting parties.
Joshi sent the report to the Speaker Saturday and alleged that the
prime minister was remaining a "mute spectator" to the events.
The PAC conducts audits of reports on various ministries and
departments, which are basically prepared by the Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG).
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