No war within govt, PC won't resign: Khurshid

New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) Ruling out any "skirmishes" or
"war within" the Government, Indian Law Minister Salman
Khurshid Sunday night said there was no need for Home Minister
P Chidambaram to resign following the controversy over Finance
Ministry note on 2G spectrum allocation.
Khurshid also found nothing unusual in Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New
York against the backdrop of the controversy.
"I am authorised to say this. There is no war within. We
are a lively group of people. Sometimes we may disagree. But
ultimately when Prime Minister and the Cabinet takes a
decision, then we go by that," Khurshid told reporters on the
sidelines of Apeejay India Volunteer Awards function here.
On a question on Chidambaram, he said it was important
that they stand by the Home Minister.
"No (there is no need for his resignation). He is a
pillar of strength for us," he said responding to queries on
the demand for Chidambaram's resignation by the Opposition.
Emphasising that there were "no skirmishes" in the
government, he said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is
running a "very lively" government.
On the controversial note by Finance Ministry which
maintained that Chidambaram as Finance Minister could have
insisted on auctioning of spectrum, he said it was prepared by
a "low level officer" and Mukherjee will be able to explain
the matter when he will return from the United States.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), meanwhile, demanded that
the Prime Minister sack Chidambaram if he doesn't quit on his
own and sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry
into the matter.
"First of all Chidambaram should resign and if he does
not quit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should drop him.
"Then CBI should look into the entire matter," senior BJP
leader M Venkaiah Naidu said.
Earlier, addressing the gathering, Khurshid said civil
society has a major role in helping the country prosper.
"There should be some form of regulation for the
voluntary sector which will be good for voluntary
organisations," he said.
Khurshid said in the past few months, the country had
witnessed a number of confrontations and battles "of our own
making" like those on land acquisition and tribal rights
besides others.
He said, "We are beginning to question. This is good. But
one who raises questions also should help in finding answers
to the problems."