New Delhi: The logjam in Parliament over the issue of JPC into the 2G Spectrum scam is set to continue on Monday with both the government and the opposition sticking to their guns.
Congress made it clear that it would not accept the Opposition demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the matter more so as a major period of the winter session has already gone without transacting any business.
"Absolutely no" was the refrain of a senior party leader when asked whether Congress would agree to the JPC demand.
"The government has already walked the extra mile and addressed the issue of alleged corruption. The party has taken pro-active action into the matter. The opposition is not looking for action but for for political capital, which obviously the government cannot provide it with," said party spokesperson Manish Tewari.
Pranab meets Sushma
In yet another bid to end the Parliament deadlock over the 2G scam, the government on Sunday reached out to the opposition saying it was ready for a discussion on 2G spectrum issue.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Leader of Oppostion Sushma Swaraj and senior BJP leader LK Advani with an appeal to allow the house to function.
Mukherjee suggested that instead of a JPC probe, a full-fledged debate on 2-G Spectrum allocation scam can be held in Parliament.
Sources said Mukherjee told the two BJP leaders that government could not agree to a JPC probe as the earlier experiences have not been good.
Mukherjee also suggested a Supreme Court-monitored CBI probe, but failed to pacify the belligerent opposition which has been insisting on the a JPC probe for the last 12 days.
His suggestion was rejected by the BJP leaders who said discussions have already been held in earlier sessions of Parliament on the scam.
(With PTI inputs)
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