PM should rethink, testify before JPC

The Prime Minister had turned down BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's demand that he testify before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the allotment of 2G licences by former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja. This, in our opinion, is a tactical mistake. It is true, as the PM said, that the JPC has all the documents at its disposal and can reach a conclusion from them. But this would preclude using the forum of the JPC to educate the public on the pros and cons in telecom policy.

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