Advani for making public cash-for-vote-scam sting operation
Senior BJP leader L K Advani made a strong case before Speaker Somnath Chatterjee for making public the sting operation by a TV news channel in the cash-for-vote scam.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Sunday made a strong case before Speaker Somnath Chatterjee for making public the sting operation by a TV news channel in the cash-for-vote scam.
In a letter written to the Speaker, Advani said it was a violation of the 'Right to Information' of the Indians by the channel to hold back the telecast.
"It stands to reason that recording of the whistle-blowing operation must also be seen by the people at large for them to come to a well-informed and fair conclusion," he said in the letter.
People's Right to Information cannot be circumscribed in any manner. Hence, we urge you to make the tape public without any further delay, he added.
Advani also said that the "investigation material (the sting operation tapes) pertaining to the whistle-blowing operation by our three MPs cannot be treated as the private property of the channel."
There is need to ensure full transparency and fairness of the inquiry. The partisan and collusive manner in which the JPC on the Bofors scam functioned is well known to the people of India. The nation expects that this is not repeated in this case, he added.
Advani contended that the "long delay" between the recording of the tapes and its "telecast (if and when it happens) would naturally raise grave doubts as to whether the tapes are authentic or doctored."
In a letter written to the Speaker, Advani said it was a violation of the 'Right to Information' of the Indians by the channel to hold back the telecast.
"It stands to reason that recording of the whistle-blowing operation must also be seen by the people at large for them to come to a well-informed and fair conclusion," he said in the letter.
People's Right to Information cannot be circumscribed in any manner. Hence, we urge you to make the tape public without any further delay, he added.
Advani also said that the "investigation material (the sting operation tapes) pertaining to the whistle-blowing operation by our three MPs cannot be treated as the private property of the channel."
There is need to ensure full transparency and fairness of the inquiry. The partisan and collusive manner in which the JPC on the Bofors scam functioned is well known to the people of India. The nation expects that this is not repeated in this case, he added.
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Advani contended that the "long delay" between the recording of the tapes and its "telecast (if and when it happens) would naturally raise grave doubts as to whether the tapes are authentic or doctored."
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