Congress downplays Justice Thomas' decision

March 03, 2014 19:42

The Congress today put on a brave face about former Supreme Court Judge K T Thomas turning down the offer to head the Lokpal search committee, days after jurist Fali Nariman opted out of panel.

"Where is the question of the government being embarrassed? I do not find any head or tail of this question. It is a statutory body. Each position on this has to be fulfilled," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi told reporters.

"Giving or not giving consent cannot be linked to government. These are private decisions. People can say yes or no for many reasons. How you can blame the government for this," he said.

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