Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on board his
special aircraft. (PTI)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reacted to the Supreme Court observations questioning the continuance of Telecom minister A Raja by saying he would have the matter "looked into".
"I have not seen what the Supreme Court has said. When I go back, we will have it looked into," Singh told reporters while returning from a week-long three-nation tour.
He was responding to questions on the Supreme Court's observations on CBI investigations into the alleged scam in allocation of 2G spectrum and the remarks that "the same minister is still continuing today".
Asked whether the PMO was satisfied over the 2G spectrum allocation, Singh said he did not want to comment on whatever happened in the Supreme Court.
"I do not want to comment on whatever happened in the Supreme Court as the matter is now sub-judice and it is not proper for me to comment," the Prime Minister said.
The apex court had yesterday questioned the continuation in office of Raja. It had termed the matter as serious while slamming CBI for its "slipshod" investigations into the 2G Spectrum allocation scam.
Asked whether he would undertake reshuffle of his Council of Ministers, Singh said, "when it takes place, you will come to know".
He was also asked about the recommendation of the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi that 75 per cent of population should be given differential legal entitlement to foodgrains through PDS as a part of food security initiative and whether it would be brought in Parliament in the form a bill.
"When I go back I will try to acquaint myself what are the recommendations of NAC. Those recommendations have to be taken seriously and our government will apply itself seriously to evaluate those recommendations," he said.
To a question on Centre's interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir saying that Pakistan has a role in solving the issue, the Prime Minister said "comments in a democracy are free".