Samajwadi Party today supported former BJP leader Jaswant Singh's decision not to step down as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), saying rules don't say the committee should necessarily be headed by a representative of the main opposition party.
"As per regulations, the chairman of the PAC should be a representative from the opposition. However, it is not necessary that the person should be from the main Opposition party (BJP). So, there is no harm if Jaswant Singh has refused to step down as PAC's chairman. Even if he is no more with BJP, he is still in the opposition," SP general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav said here.
SP had given feelers to Singh to join the party, though its leadership said that no formal offer had been made.
Earlier this week, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj had met Singh and had asked him to step down as PAC chairman. He, however, refused saying he will quit only if directed by Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar.
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