New Delhi, Aug 14: An all-party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi this morning failed to resolve the government-opposition stand off over the CVC report on defence purchases with Congress taking exception to yesterday's ruling of Rajya Sabha Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on the issue.
Congress chief whip P R Dasmunsi told the meeting Shekhawat's ruling that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee need not make a statement on the issue of denial of CVC report to Public Accounts Committee was unprecedented as the matter was before the Lok Sabha, informed sources said.
The Upper House chairman had also stated that the CVC probe did not cover equipment bought during the 1999 Kargil conflict.
Joshi, who had several meetings yesterday including those with Congress member and PAC chairman Buta Singh and Defence Minister George Fernandes, made it clear that he would not allow any further discussion in the House on the matter.
The sources said Dasmunsi and BJP chief whip V K Malhotra had heated exchanges at the meeting.

Besides Dasmunsi and Malhotra, other leaders who attended the meeting included Somnath Chatterjee (CPI-M), Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (RJD) and Shivraj Patil (Congress).
Bureau Report