NEW DELHI: Opposition BJP on Saturday condemned the continued attack by Congress ministers on constitutional bodies like CAG and PAC and wondered whether PM Manmohan Singh approved of such criticism by his Cabinet colleagues.
Criticizing UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her comment against the CAG and questioning her silence about the scams of the Congress-led UPA government, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Saturday, "BJP condemns the non-stop way the Congress party is out to denigrate institutions. It is surprising, in fact shocking, that even ministers from the Union cabinet come out to question to destabilize and to in a way demoralize institutions..."
She said, "We certainly would want to ask whether the Prime Minister approves of his ministers coming out and speaking in such terms about bodies I'm sure he respects and honours."
Reacting to Sonia's comments on CAG, BJP said that the party hopes that she would comment on how Congress shall handle corruption and that too when her party had committed itself to set up the proposed anti-graft body Lokpal.
"How she is going to have institutions function if this is the way her party's ministers are coming out to undermine them?" Sitharaman asked, adding that BJP would like to hear the Congress chief speak on Coalgate, CWG and Robert Vadra.
"Why has she remained silent all the while and only when there is a constitutional body being questioned, and unfairly at that, we have the comment coming forth? Mrs Gandhi, we expect you to comment on many other things..," Sitharaman demanded.
"Is there a way in destabilizing PAC, the CAG reports that are looking into KG basin or civil aviation...? Is it expected that you bring hindrance for them to carry on with their work? What is the strategy," she asked.
While the PM had volunteered to appear before PAC on 2G spectrum issue, ministers in his Cabinet are out to criticize constitutional bodies and Congress MPs are not allowing them to function, Sitharaman accused.
When corruption has emerged as a major poll issue, be it in states or in general elections, the main issue that is worrying Congress is also corruption, she said. "They are not denying corruption, they are only dithering over the amount," she pointed out.
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