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No need for JPC, says Rahman Khan
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI: There is no need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the India-U.S. nuclear deal, according to Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan.
“The debate has been going on for the last one and a half years. What more debate is needed?” he asked. The government, in its wisdom, had already taken the decision after considering all the points of view, he said, adding that the executive branch of the government has power to take decisions on treaties and agreements.
Speaking on the sidelines of the All-India Tax Payers Association’s national conference here on Saturday, Mr. Khan said that this deal was a “normal agreement”, and as such, it need not be discussed by a JPC. “Anyway, JPC recommendations would not be totally binding,” he said.
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