2G scam: NDA firm on JPC demand

Guwahati : Accusing the ruling Congress of not accepting the demand for a JPC probe into the 2G Spectrum scam with the motive of killing the issue, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday said it stood firm on its demand.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, addressing a public rally here, said, ?The Congress has been refusing to concede to the JPC probe demand as they want to kill the 2G scam news. But the Opposition is committed to keep it alive till justice is done.?

She also defended the Opposition?s unrelenting stand on the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G Spectrum allocation scam, which led to the wash out of the Winter Session of the Parliament.

?At times, when the Parliament does not functions, it yields more results,? Swaraj said.

She said the Opposition wanted the House to run and had attended two meetings called by Union Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to end the logjam.

?Our demand was only one ? a JPC probe. But the government refused repeatedly,? Swaraj added.

Another NDA leader and Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav too hit out at the government on the JPC issue.

?The majority, including the Congress allies, wanted the JPC probe. Even the DMK, which has its ML A Raja in the eye of the storm on the telecom scam, was in favour of the JPC probe,? Yadav pointed.

?But the Congress refused to concede and kept an adamant stand,? he added.

He said the NDA will keep on agitating till the government accepts to order the JPC probe into the 2G scam.