merisarkar news service
New Delhi, December 26, 2010
Vinod Rai to appear before PAC
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai will appear before the Public Accounts Committee, PAC tomorrow in connection with 2G spectrum allocation probe. The PAC, headed by veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, will continue with its examination of the controversial allocation of 2G radio waves and Mr Rai is expected to put forth his point-of-view before the panel.
The Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG report, which presumed loss of 1.76 lakh crore rupees in 2G spectrum allocation has proved to be quite an ammunition for the Opposition including the BJP and Left parties to target the government. A decision to ask Mr Rai to appear before the powerful parliamentary committee was taken during its last meeting earlier this month. The Committee has already invited views and suggestions on the 2G spectrum allocation.
The Committee has been examining the subject -Recent Developments in the Telecom Sector including Allocation of 2G and 3G spectrum since June and has asked for views within next 15 days.
The PAC has already obtained some valuable information from the DoT, Finance Ministry, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and experts in the telecom sector through oral deposition and written submission.
