Govt slams CAG for not working within mandate of Constitution

Chennai: Government today charged the Comptroller and Auditor General with not working within the mandate of the Constitution and said it had no authority to comment on its policy.
"CAG has no authority or right to comment on the policy of the government but unfortunately it has questioned its authority, which is totally unwarranted and against the mandate given to them", Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy told reporters here.
He was asked questions on CAG's findings that private firms had got "undue benefits" of Rs 3.06 lakh crore in the coal, aviation and power sectors.
Noting that government has presented all documents to the country's top auditor, he said "CAG has to work within a certain mandate given under the Constitution. Policy framing is the domain of government of India, that is the elected government."
18/08/12 PTI/Business Standard

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