New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Monday said it will examine the Comptroller Auditor General over the Rs 2645 crore versus 1.76 lakh crore figure in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. They also added that the Finance secretary will also be examined in the case.
Against the backdrop of dispute over the figure in the 2G spectrum allocation, CAG Vinod Rai on Sunday had offered to appear before the JPC looking into the 2G scam once again.
Rai recently wrote to JPC offering to make himself along with his officials 'available' whenever their 'assistance' is sought.
Rai, along with other officials of the Comptroller and Auditor General, had appeared before the JPC on May 30 to brief the panel on CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation.
The CAG said that his officials have made 'earnest effort' to supply the JPC with all the documents and records sought by it on the issue.
RP Singh, former Director General of Audit (Post and Telecommunications), was the lead auditor in 2G spectrum allocation and had reportedly disputed the loss figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Singh had reportedly said the losses were to the tune of Rs 2,645 crore only.
Singh, who has since retired, has been separately called as a witness before the PAC on Sunday.
In a letter to PAC, Singh has maintained that under RTI, information was sought by an applicant requiring copies of correspondence between him and office of the CAG.
"In this context, I am to state that I just complied with the RTI Act...I have not appeared for any interview to media, print or electronic..." he said.
He also forwarded the draft audit report and other related documents to the PAC.
The decision to seek explanation from CAG and to call RP Singh as a witness was taken after Congress member Sanjay Nirupam demanded that Singh should be called to explain the difference.
With additional information from PTI
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