"The government should find out whether any company bought shares more than the law permits.... The government should reply, the matter should go to the JPC," party leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters in response to question on the Aircel-Maxis scam, in which the Opposition has alleged that P Chidambaram and his family members were involved, a charged denied by the Home Minister.
"The Minister has to reply to the charge. It is not just a matter of personal condonation or condemnation," he said.
Chidambaram has denied any illegality by any member of his family or himself and said the company in question could be probed by Finance Ministry.
To questions on the CAG report on the Devas-Antrix scandal, Yechury said the report too should be "subjected to inquiry of the JPC".
Asked about the cartoon controversy that has figured in both Houses of Parliament, he said the issue was not against cartoons. "We need humour and public figures will become the subject of cartoons. If a politician ceases to be that, then he ceases to be in politics."
He and his party colleague Basudeb Acharia said the real issue was whether the cartoons, appearing in school text books, had any relevance to make them understand political science, whether the context was properly understood by them or some other message was conveyed to the young minds.