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Chidambaram rejects calls for JPC on 2G spectrum scam | Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday dismissed
an opposition demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam, terming it as 'meaningless'. "Demand for JPC is completely meaningless.
Let Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allow the House to run," Chidambaram said. He
further said the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will be
referred to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, which has the representation
of all parties. "Let Public Accounts Committee (PAC) go into the matter. The CAG
report will be discussed comprehensively in the PAC," he added. Meanwhile, both
Houses of Parliament were adjourned till Tuesday as the opposition continued to
demand a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the scam. Similar scenes
were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha where BJP and AIADMK stalled proceedings demanding
a JPC into the scam. The 2G spectrum allocation has reportedly caused an alleged
loss of Rs1.76 lakh crores to the Government, the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India (CAG) has stated in a report. The report is understood to have stated
that former Information Technology and Communications Minister A Raja, who resigned
over his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, had no apparent
logical or valid reasons to ignore the advice of the Law and Finance Ministries
while allocating telecom spectrum to several firms in 2007-08. The report is likely
to be tabled in Parliament within ten days.
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