Government today again ruled out JPC probe into 2G spectrum allocation and other corruption cases saying that the demand is politically motivated.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mr. P.K. Bansal alleged that the BJP is disrupting the two Houses on the directions of RSS. He dismissed reports about adjourning the Houses sine die in the wake of stalemate between the Government and the opposition on the issue and said that the government has not even thought about it. The Congress held discussions with its allies in the wake of continued stand off in the two Houses of parliament. The meeting chaired by the leader of the House in the Lok Sabha Mr. Pranab Mukherjee was attended by leaders of Nationalist Congress Party, Trinamool Congress, DMK and National Conference. Mr. Mukherjee said later that government has renewed its appeal to the opposition not to press for JPC and allow two Houses to function. He said he had talked to senior BJP leader L. K. Advani and others yesterday also on the issue. The NCP leader Mr. Sharad Pawar told reporters that all partners in the UPA are one with the government on opposing the JPC demand. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha Speaker Mrs. Meira Kumar has convened an all party meeting tomorrow in a bid to break the logjam on the issue in parliament. Our correspondent adds that there is no change in the stance of the government and the opposition on the issue with both the sides sticking to their positions even after holding several rounds of talks. The two Houses of Parliament have not been able to transact any major business since the winter session began on 9th of this month.
News On AIR | November 29, 2010 5:23 PM
2G spectrum: Govt again rules out JPC probe