Unfazed by the 'rejection' of the draft report on 2G scam, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi today submitted it to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on the last day of his term as head of the Committee. Lok Sabha sources said that Joshi sent the report with a covering letter through officials who submitted it to the Speaker's office.
Addressing a press conference, Mr Joshi said, "I have dispatched the report to the Lok Sabha Speaker's office. The Speaker should accept the report and table it in Parliament. The government should be accountable to the people as they have a right to know where and how spent was spent. It is the job if the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) job to find out where the money went."
He also said that the fight against corruption should not be politicised.
The controversial draft report that was sharply critical of the PMO, Prime Minister and others was 'rejected' by the majority of members in the 21-member Committee on Thursday during a chaotic meeting.
While Joshi claimed that he had 'adjourned' the meeting, Congress members alleged that he had walked out after which they 'elected' Rajya Sabha Saifuddin Soz to chair the meeting which 'rejected' the report.
Eleven members belonging to Congress, DMK and one each from SP and BSP 'voted' against adoption of the report.
They also said they would present to the Lok Sabha their version of the outcome of the meeting and evidence of rejection of the report.
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