PC calls CAG report on Rafale useless

New Delhi, February 14

Dubbing the CAG report on the Rafale deal “useless”, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said 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 said.

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 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, he 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,” he added. — PTI