M M Joshi sumits draft report on 2G Scam to Meira

PTI) PAC Chairman Murli Manmohar Joshi on Saturday submitted draft report on 2G scam to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and insisted that it be tabled in Parliament.He is least disturbed by the 'rejection' of the draft report on 2G scam, when 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.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.
"I have submitted the report... My expectation is that the Speaker should accept it and place it in Parliament," he said addressing a press conference.

Terming as "unconstitutional" the claim that 11 MPs of the 21-member committee had "rejected" the report, he said such a possibility does not exist till the report is "read" by members and "discussed" para by para."It is wrong to say that 11 members have rejected (the report). It is unconstitutional," he maintained about the report which was sharply critical of the Prime Minister, PMO and the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram among others.

Lok Sabha sources said that Joshi sent the report with a covering letter through officials who submitted it to the Speaker's office.The controversial draft report was rejected by the majority of members in the 21 member Committee on Thursday during a chaotic meeting.Joshi claimed that he had adjourned the meeting. On the other side Congress members alleged that he had walked out and after that they elected Rajya Sabha member Saifuddin Soz to chair the meeting which rejected the report and eleven members belonging to Congress, DMK and one each from SP and BSP voted against adoption of the report.

They said Soz group will present to the Lok Sabha their version of the outcome of the meeting and evidence of rejection of the report. The report was reportedly critical of the PMO, Prime Minister and others in the 2 G scam issue.