The All Party meeting today failed to break the 13-day standoff between the government and the Opposition over the demand for a JPC probe into the 2G Spectrum scam. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who convened the meeting however, said that she is not disappointed and efforts will continue to break the logjam. While rejecting the demand for JPC probe, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that there is a need to work towards strengthening the level of trust between the government and the opposition. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, after the meeting Bansal said the government will not accept the demand for the JPC as it is politically motivated and not intended to come to the bottom of the issue. He also ruled out adjourning both the houses sine die before the scheduled date . On the other hand, the opposition parties rejected the offer of a multi-disciplinary agency along with the Public Accounts Committee to look into the 2G spectrum issue.The opposition was also not satisfied with the suggestion of monitoring of the CBI inquiry into the 2G spectrum by Supreme Court . Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj made it clear that they will not accept anything less than a JPC probe . Earlier in the day, over 78 MPs belonging to ten non-BJP and Non-UPA parties presented a memorandum to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil. They urged her to use her influence over the government to accept the demand for the JPC Probe.AIR correspondent reports that the proceedings in Parliament continued to be disrupted for the 13th working day today over the Issue. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned first till noon and then for the day after laying of papers.
News On AIR | November 30, 2010 7:01 PM
All Party meeting fails to end Parliament deadlock