New Delhi: A parliamentary panel looking into the arms purchases during the 1999 Kargil war has asked the Defence Ministry to place before it the classified report of the Central Vigilance Commission or CVC on the matter.
A sub-panel of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, in its draft report has asked the ministry to place before it the classified CVC report on 'Defence Deals'.
"In the interest of accountability, the committee recommend that the said CVC report must be placed before the PAC, along with details of action taken thereon," the panel said in its draft report last week.
Presenting its case before the panel, the Defence Ministry had said that the CVC report has not been declassified so far.
The CAG report is in public domain, it added.
"Such brazen refusal by the executive to furnish details of a CVC report to a committee of parliament citing national security concerns underlines a demeaning presumption that a parliamentary committee cannot be trusted on national security," the panel said.
A sub-panel of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, in its draft report has asked the ministry to place before it the classified CVC report on 'Defence Deals'.
"In the interest of accountability, the committee recommend that the said CVC report must be placed before the PAC, along with details of action taken thereon," the panel said in its draft report last week.
Presenting its case before the panel, the Defence Ministry had said that the CVC report has not been declassified so far.
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The CAG report is in public domain, it added.
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"Such brazen refusal by the executive to furnish details of a CVC report to a committee of parliament citing national security concerns underlines a demeaning presumption that a parliamentary committee cannot be trusted on national security," the panel said.
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