PM rejects Yashwant Sinha's plea to appear before 2G JPC

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] has rejected Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] leader Yashwant Sinha's [ Images ] demand that he depose before the Joint Parliamentary Committee in the 2G spectrum scam.

Sinha had demanded that Dr Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram [ Images ] appear before the JPC for the truth to come out.

Sinha, who is also a member of the JPC, has raised serious objections over not convening of the panel meeting for two months now and demanded that then telecom minister A Raja, who has been wanting to appear before the JPC, be allowed to do so as he is a key witness in the scam.

This is the prime minister’s reply:  “You are aware that all pertinent records and documents available with the government have already been placed at the disposal of the JPC. I have said from the beginning that neither the government nor I have anything to hide in this matter. The decision as to what evidence should be sought and which individuals should be asked to appear before the JPC is a matter that needs to be decided internally by the JPC and its chairman."