Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday expressed reservations over appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) , saying there could be a conflict of interest as he will be auditing defence deals in which he had a role to play as defence secretary.
‘Those who have a conflict of interest should not decide.... The new CAG will look into issues in which he had a role,’ said Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, who added that he won’t comment against a person.
The BJP alleged that appointments made to constitutional and statutory offices establishes that the policy of the government is to subvert these institutions, ‘ The policy of the UPA has been callous disregard of all democratic institutions. The quality of appointments made to constitutional and statutory offices establishes that the policy of the government is to subvert these institutions,’ said Jaitley and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj in a joint statement.
The two leaders also said some key appointments made in important institutions by UPA are questionable and courts had to intervene to protect such institutions. ‘Be it the Election Commission, the National Human Rights Commission or the CVC, some of the appointments that the UPA made are highly questionable. At times the judiciary had to intervene for institutional protection,’ said the statement by the two leaders.
‘Those who have a conflict of interest should not decide.... The new CAG will look into issues in which he had a role,’ said Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, who added that he won’t comment against a person.
The BJP alleged that appointments made to constitutional and statutory offices establishes that the policy of the government is to subvert these institutions, ‘ The policy of the UPA has been callous disregard of all democratic institutions. The quality of appointments made to constitutional and statutory offices establishes that the policy of the government is to subvert these institutions,’ said Jaitley and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj in a joint statement.
The two leaders also said some key appointments made in important institutions by UPA are questionable and courts had to intervene to protect such institutions. ‘Be it the Election Commission, the National Human Rights Commission or the CVC, some of the appointments that the UPA made are highly questionable. At times the judiciary had to intervene for institutional protection,’ said the statement by the two leaders.