JPC should probe Adarsh and CWG scams as well: BJP

Adding fuel to the ubiquitous volatility of joint parliamentary committee (JPC) issue, which paralysed the Parliament throughout its winter session, L K Advani today demanded that it be empowered to investigate scams in the Commonwealth Games and Adarsh Society along with 2G spectrum allocation.

“While the government has its mind made up on JPC, it has to be stressed that JPC has no relevance if it restricts investigations to the allocation of the 2G spectrum scam. The other two scams are as important and relevant, thereby needing similar investigation”, said Advani.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), held a rally in the heart of the city today, in the presence of the majority of its national brass in an attempt to jumpstart preparations for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.

Creating a link between 2G and the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK), Advani stressed on the importance of indicting the government led by the Congress in scams that have made headlines over the past few months.

“If the JPC is restricted to 2G spectrum allocation, one could assume that the blame would be squarely on the DMK, saving much of the Congress, while scams are the responsibility of the entire government. For bringing those responsible to justice, it is essential that JPC investigate all three”, he explained.

Advani along with the Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition, Arun Jaitley also took to task today the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for unexplained tapping of over 1 lakh phones in the country.

“While tapping of phones has been allowed by the Supreme Court in cases of suspected serious criminal activities or a threat to security, most of what has happened is unexplained and needs justification by the government”, Jaitley said.

Advani on the other hand, sought clarification on the profile of individuals whose phone had been tapped over the past few months, alleging that set procedures have been neglected by the government.