JPC meet on 2G scam on Sep 23 to be stormy

The meeting of JPC on 2G scam on September 23 is set to be stormy as it has to adopt its controversial draft report which gave clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and indicted former Telecom Minister A Raja.
Battle lines have been drawn for the meeting as BJP and Left members are all set to oppose the draft report by either giving strong notes of dissent or even demanding a vote.
The Committee has 12 members of the ruling UPA -- Congress (11) and NCP (1). Among its outside allies, SP has one member and BSP two.
Opposition camp has BJP (6), BJD (1), TMC (1), CPI (1), CPI-M (1), DMK (1) and AIADMK (1).

JD(U), which recently split with BJP, has two members and the party's stand will be crucial.
Besides, there is one Nominated member from the Rajya Sabha.

The JPC has 20 members from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
The JPC has met not for a variety of reasons since April when the draft report was circulated to the members. Its last meeting took place in February this year.
"The meeting has been convened for September 23. The procedure states that after the draft report is circulated, a meeting is called to adopt it. I do not know whether some members could demand a discussion. But I am open to it," JPC Chairman P C Chacko told PTI.

The term of the JPC was recently extended till the end of the Winter Session of Parliament. This was the sixth extension to the JPC set up in March, 2011.
The decision to convene the meeting of the 30-member panel came days after sharp differences between the government and the opposition over nomination of two Rajya Sabha members to the JPC.