Fully committed to JPC but PAC has vast powers: Joshi

New Delhi, December 30: After the unease in BJP over his active pursuit of 2G probe, Murli Manohar Joshi today said “as a member of BJP” he is in favour of a JPC to go into it but made it clear that the PAC he heads has “vast powers” in bringing greater accountability in public spending.

“As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, I stand fully committed to the demand for the formation of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into the broader questions related to corruption facing the country today,” he said in a statement here.

At the same time, Joshi said, “As the Chairman of the PAC, I believe in the Committee’s vast powers in bringing greater accountability to public spending. I commit myself to playing this role effectively.

–Agencies