PM did not consult us on appearing before PAC: Pranab

Pranab Mukherjee,the senior-most member of the Union Cabinet,caused a flutter in political circles by openly disagreeing with Prime Minister Mammohan Singh’s offer to appear before the PAC in the 2G spectrum scam,saying that the decision had been taken “without consulting us”.

The Finance Minister,who is also Leader of the Lok Sabha,said that the Prime Minister was accountable to the Lok Sabha and “not to any committee”.

“The Prime Minister’s offer to appear before the PAC was a decision taken by him without consulting us. If he had discussed it with me I would have advised him not to offer to appear before the PAC,” Mukherjee told a special meeting of the West Bengal PCC here.