A Joint Parliamentary Committee should probe the alleged 2G spectrum scam involving former Union Telecom Minister A. Raja, said G. Ramakrishnan, State secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist), here on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference, he said that Mr. Raja's resignation from the Union Cabinet was not enough but a JPC, which had statutory rights to summon witnesses and verify documents, should probe the allegations.
The Central government was also in a state of embarrassment over the role of Suresh Kalmadi, Organising Committee Chairman of the Commonwealth Games, who had been charged with indulging in irregularities.
The CPI(M) leader called for an alternative process for desalination of seawater. The desalinated seawater should be pumped in for industrial purpose.
The river water could be conserved for irrigation and drinking purpose.
Calling for efforts to protect the Tamirabarani, he said that there should be an end to sand mining in the river. The party would organise a seminar on protection of the Tamirabarani in the second week of December.
