Jaswant rules out stepping down as PAC chairman

New Delhi, Sept 1 (PTI) Expelled leader Jaswant Singh
Tuesday rejected BJP demand to step down as chairman of the
parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as demanded by
the party, saying a decision on this can be taken only by the
Lok Sabha Speaker and not by it.

"I am not. This cannot be a decision that the party can
take because the determination of the post and the decision is
that of the Lok Sabha Speaker and not of a political party,"
Jaswant told reporters in the Supreme Court premises on being
asked about BJP asking him to resign from the post.

Jaswant also scotched speculation about his return to
BJP. "You don't have to worry about it. The roads are closed,"
he said when asked about the possibility of his getting back
to the party.

His remarks comes a day after senior BJP leader Sushma
Swaraj conveyed to him the party's wish that he step down as
PAC chairman.

Jaswant, being the senior-most of the three BJP MPs
nominated to the PAC from the party, was appointed the
chairperson of the committee. The other two BJP members are
Yashwant Sinha and Gopinath Munde.

As per convention, the chairpersonship of the PAC was
given to BJP as it is the main opposition party. (MORE) PTI
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