2G report: Chacko ready for dissent notes

Says both drafts can be presented to Parliament so they are aware of the two views

Amid demands by Opposition members for the outright rejection of the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s draft report on 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam, the panel chairman, P C Chacko, on Monday said he was ready to take their amendments in the form of dissent notes but would not change the text of the documents.

“Let the two (draft and the dissent notes) be presented so that Parliament is aware of the two views,” he told reporters outside Parliament House.

He said following the demand by 15 members of the JPC for his removal, he had met Speaker Meira Kumar to get clarity on whether he can convene the meeting.

"I had met the Speaker. Today itself I will announce the next date of the meeting," he said.

On Friday, he had said that the next meeting could take place on May 2 or 3.

Chacko had also expressed his willingness to consider amendments to controversial aspects of the draft report, which has given a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

He had said that amendments could be considered if opposition members were able to convince him through discussion about anything wrong in the draft instead of indulging in politics.