New Delhi: With the government on Tuesday
accepting the demand for JPC probe into 2G Spectrum scam, the
Congress urged the Opposition to allow a smooth Budget
Session.
"Now that the Prime Minister has said that a motion
will be moved to constitute JPC, we sincerely hope that this
important Budget Session functions smoothly and all opposition
parties agree to it that the session can carry out its
business constructively", party spokesperson Jayanthi
Natarajan told reporters.
Asked whether the party regretted the washout of the
Winter Session, she said, "We regret that the opposition did
not allow Parliament to function in the Winter Session though
we tried our best to convince the opposition that debate in
Parliament should not become a victim of political
expediency."
Natarajan also dismissed the contention that the
government should have accepted the JPC demand earlier to save
the Winter Session saying the government has taken all other
steps to ensure a fair investigation in the case and agreed to
JPC because the opposition was not letting Parliament run
without such a probe.
PTI
