‘Auditor should be conscious of the fact that he is reviewing a decision that has already been taken. Have the fair procedures been followed? ‘He doesn’t have to sensationalise. He doesn’t have to get into the headlines,’ Jaitley said at annual conference of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
He said an auditor has to be ‘an active auditor but activism and restraint are always the two sides of the same coin.’
The CAG reports on 2G telecom spectrum allocation and coal mine allotment which carried figures of notional losses to the tune of Rs 1.76 lakh crore and Rs.1.84 lakh crore respectively had caused tremendous discomfort for the UPA government and the Congress party that headed the coalition.
They had also come in handy for the Opposition then. ‘He (Auditor) has to scrutinise thoroughly the decision making process. He has to necessarily eliminate the possibility of any form of nepotism...,’ Jaitley said.
He said an auditor has to be ‘an active auditor but activism and restraint are always the two sides of the same coin.’
The CAG reports on 2G telecom spectrum allocation and coal mine allotment which carried figures of notional losses to the tune of Rs 1.76 lakh crore and Rs.1.84 lakh crore respectively had caused tremendous discomfort for the UPA government and the Congress party that headed the coalition.
They had also come in handy for the Opposition then. ‘He (Auditor) has to scrutinise thoroughly the decision making process. He has to necessarily eliminate the possibility of any form of nepotism...,’ Jaitley said.