07-30-2008, 10:32 PM
Jaitely rapped Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil [Images] for saying that the setting up of a federal agency to investigate terror related incidents you needed to have a constitutional amendment as law and order was a state subject. He pointed to a judgement of the apex court which said that the centre had discretion to act in these matters.
Jaitely wondered why the media had failed to track down man called Sanjeev who paid the three BJP MPs for not voting against the Manmohan Singh [Images] government.
"Everyone knows where he lives and his face is well known, all that you need to find out from him is on whose behalf he was distributing the money. The channel which executed the sting operation has been changing its stand saying that the speaker has forbidden them from airing the tapes in question," Jaitely said.
Jaitely wondered why the media had failed to track down man called Sanjeev who paid the three BJP MPs for not voting against the Manmohan Singh [Images] government.
"Everyone knows where he lives and his face is well known, all that you need to find out from him is on whose behalf he was distributing the money. The channel which executed the sting operation has been changing its stand saying that the speaker has forbidden them from airing the tapes in question," Jaitely said.