2G row: BJP should also accept responsibility says Congress

Congress today rejected opposition demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohhan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram, contending that the Supreme Court has not held either of them responsible in the 2G case directly or indirectly.

“BJP and some other opposition parties have tried for last 18 months to suggest that the legal proceedings must culminate in an indictment of the PM or at least a comment against him but they failed,” party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said.

Quoting yesterday’s 2G case verdict, he said the apex court has not held the Prime Minister at all responsible directly or indirectly for it.

He also said that the court has not made any comment against Chidambaram. He said that as far delays in giving nod to proseuction sanctions are concerned, this affected all governments including that of NDA.

Coming down heavily on BJP for “politicising” and “sensationalising” court orders by “dragging” institutions for narrow gains, Singhvi also sought to shift the blame on BJP for the cancellation of licenses, saying it was the NDA which had eacted the ‘first cum first serve’ policy for granting licences.

“We accept the fact that today the first cum first serve policy has been condemned….This government must accept responsibility and we do accept responsibility for the errors of the FCFS. The FCFS was on February 2 held to be wrong. It was not held wrong then.

“When I am accepting responsibility, the BJP should also accept responsibility. Is it possible that those who implement and continue with the policy accept the responsibility but those who invented and operated it did not accept responsibility? I deny that,” Singhvi said.

PTI