BJP to boycott meeting on the 2G spectrum scam

BJP to boycott meeting on the 2G spectrum scamThe main opposition party at the centre, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has indicated that it is planning to boycott the upcoming meeting on the 2G spectrum scam.

Opposition leader Yashwant Sinha has written a letter to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), PC Chacko informing him of the decision of the party to stay away from the meeting. BJP has demanded that both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram be called for deposition as witnesses in the case.

Some BJP leaders have also expressed apprehension over the proposed presence of former Additional Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs Sindhushree Khullar at the meeting. BJP party members had walked out of meetings of JPC on August 22 and September 18 earlier. The party members had accused Chacko of being biased towards Congress party and also accused Congress members of using foul language.

Six members of BJ have asked Chacko to demand the presence of Singh and Chidambaram at the meeting but he has said that he will not use discretionary powers to being the leaders and left the matter on the committee members.

Left leader Sitaram Yechury has also demanded the presence of Chidambaram before JPC after RBI Governor D Subbarao was called for deposition in the case.