Opposition, DMK members of JPC demand Chacko's removal

April 25, 2013 15:32

Opposition and DMK members of the JPC on 2G today demanded the ouster of chairperson P C Chacko for being "highly partisan" and asked Speaker Meira Kumar to replace him with a new chief.

The 15 Joint Parliamentary Committee members belonging to BJP, JD(U), AIADMK, DMK, Left parties, TMC, and BJD met the Speaker and expressed "no-confidence" in Chacko on grounds of "highly partisan, unfair and prejudicial" conduct as also leakage of the draft report.

The JPC has 30 members, including Chacko. Congress, NCP, BSP and SP are supporting the chairperson.

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