<p>Joshi, a senior BJP leader, appeared to be having a divergent view with Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj contending that the PAC cannot even call a Minister.<br /><br />"Under the Lok Sabha Rules, PAC cannot call a Minister, much less the Prime Minister. (The) Prime Minister's offer therefore, has no meaning," she tweeted.<br /><br />Her comments come a day after Singh wrote to PAC chairman Joshi expressing his readiness to appear before the panel, which is probing the 2G Spectrum scam.<br /><br />Joshi, who does not seem to be very enthusiastic about the campaign for a JPC, yesterday said that the PAC will take an "appropriate decision at an appropriate time" on Singh's offer after going through rules and procedures and in accordance with them.<br /><br />Swaraj said the "scope of PAC is totally different from that of JPC. While PAC deals with accounts, JPC deals with accountability and governance."<br /><br />Under Speaker's Direction 99 under the rules of procedures and conduct of business in Lok Sabha, the 22-member PAC cannot call a minister to give evidence or for consultations in connection with the examination of accounts by it.<br /><br />The chairman of the committee, however, may have an informal talk with a minister on the subject under consideration by the committee.<br /><br />Since the Prime Minister's offer is unprecedented in its nature, the Speaker may have to devise a procedure on how the committee could accept it.</p>
<p>Joshi, a senior BJP leader, appeared to be having a divergent view with Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj contending that the PAC cannot even call a Minister.<br /><br />"Under the Lok Sabha Rules, PAC cannot call a Minister, much less the Prime Minister. (The) Prime Minister's offer therefore, has no meaning," she tweeted.<br /><br />Her comments come a day after Singh wrote to PAC chairman Joshi expressing his readiness to appear before the panel, which is probing the 2G Spectrum scam.<br /><br />Joshi, who does not seem to be very enthusiastic about the campaign for a JPC, yesterday said that the PAC will take an "appropriate decision at an appropriate time" on Singh's offer after going through rules and procedures and in accordance with them.<br /><br />Swaraj said the "scope of PAC is totally different from that of JPC. While PAC deals with accounts, JPC deals with accountability and governance."<br /><br />Under Speaker's Direction 99 under the rules of procedures and conduct of business in Lok Sabha, the 22-member PAC cannot call a minister to give evidence or for consultations in connection with the examination of accounts by it.<br /><br />The chairman of the committee, however, may have an informal talk with a minister on the subject under consideration by the committee.<br /><br />Since the Prime Minister's offer is unprecedented in its nature, the Speaker may have to devise a procedure on how the committee could accept it.</p>