New Delhi: Dubbing the CAG report on the Rafale jet deal as "useless", senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said Thursday the principal government auditor has allowed itself to become a "joke" and "failed" the people of the country.
The report contains no useful information or conclusion and its motive is to hide the truth, he told reporters here.
Chidambaram reiterated his party's demand for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the deal, saying only it can call for all relevant records.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is not "god", he said, apparently, rejecting the ruling BJP's contention that the national auditor's report should be the final word on the contentious issue.
Even the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee can examine the CAG report and seek the redacted or masked details from CAG, the former finance minister said.
"The government has given CAG the details ... it has the details but have not been made public," he said.
The CAG "allowed itself to become a joke and an honourable government in future will restore the prestige and credibility of the institution," Chidambaram said.
"If you thought those 33 pages will bring to light the hidden aspects of the deal and explain matters relating to numbers, pricing, delivery etcetera and comment on correctness and propriety of transaction, you will be disappointed," he said.
14/02/19 PTI/Business Standard
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The report contains no useful information or conclusion and its motive is to hide the truth, he told reporters here.
Chidambaram reiterated his party's demand for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the deal, saying only it can call for all relevant records.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is not "god", he said, apparently, rejecting the ruling BJP's contention that the national auditor's report should be the final word on the contentious issue.
Even the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee can examine the CAG report and seek the redacted or masked details from CAG, the former finance minister said.
"The government has given CAG the details ... it has the details but have not been made public," he said.
The CAG "allowed itself to become a joke and an honourable government in future will restore the prestige and credibility of the institution," Chidambaram said.
"If you thought those 33 pages will bring to light the hidden aspects of the deal and explain matters relating to numbers, pricing, delivery etcetera and comment on correctness and propriety of transaction, you will be disappointed," he said.
14/02/19 PTI/Business Standard
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