Writing a fresh letter to JPC Chairman P C Chacko, BJP member of the panel Yashwant Sinha said despite a rule stating that all questions relating to a committee will be determined by a majority vote of the members, the norm is that committees try to reach a consensus and not take decisions through voting.
"Committees have functioned on the basis of consensus rather than on the basis of votes," Sinha said.
"The rule also does not apply to all the Committees. For instance, as far as the PAC is concerned, it is clearly stated that decisions of the Committee are unanimous and there are no dissents to the report," he added.
Sinha was referring to Rule 261 of the 'Rules of Procedure of Conduct of Business of Lok Sabha' which Chacko had quoted to state that a decision on calling of witnesses should be taken as per the view of the majority of the members.
Sinha also pointed out that Chacko had not to vote put his suggestion of calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaraman as witnesses and so could not claim that a majority of the JPC members were opposed to the idea. (MORE)
