BJP fumes over 2G report tabling, Speaker tries to clear air

Miffed at the manner in which the JPC report on 2G spectrum was tabled in Parliament, BJP is said to be mulling moving a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar even as her office issued a statement to clear the air on the issue.
Sources said Yashwant Sinha suggested today at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting that a no-confidence motion should be moved by the party against the Speaker as she had not allowed the main opposition to articulate its views on the "editing" of its dissent note by JPC Chairperson P C Chacko while preparing the panel's report.

However, the party decided to take a call when Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj returns from South Africa after attending Nelson Mandela's memorial service.
Deputy Leader of the BJP in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised Chacko and the way he had removed several portions of the dissent note given by main opposition to the 2G spectrum report. The party was not allowed to express its displeasure in any of the two Houses when the JPC report was tabled.
"This is deeply disturbing and regrettable," Prasad said.
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley also hit out at the Congress and the UPA government on the issue.

"The conduct of Congress party and the UPA government makes it clear that they have failed to learn the lessons from the results of the recently held assembly elections. The strategy is to first indulge in acts of corruption and then subvert constitutional institutions in order to cover them up," Jaitley said on his Facebook page.
Meanwhile, the Speaker's office issued a statement defending her decision not to allow Sinha to raise the issue.
"There is no rule allowing any discussion or raising of objections before presentation of the Report. It is mandatory for the Chairman to present duly adopted Report to the House as per the terms of reference of the JPC," the statement said.