Kerala Finance minister says no breach of privilege in disclosing CAG report

Issac, whereas chatting with media, stated “I have appeared before the ethics committee of the house and have deposed that there has been no breach of privilege in disclosing the contents of the CAG report before it was tabled in the house”.Issac additionally stated that he’s prepared to simply accept any motion taken by the committee. The assembly between the minister and the committee lasted for greater than 1.5 hours.Congress chief and Public Accounts Committee Chairman VD Satheeshan MLA had petitioned Assembly Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan on the breach of privilege of the state meeting by conducting a press convention earlier than the CAG report on KIIFB was tabled within the legislative meeting. Speaker had forwarded the petition in opposition to the minister to the ethics and privileges committee of the home.It could also be famous that that is the primary time within the historical past of the Kerala legislative meeting {that a} minister has been known as earlier than the Assembly’s ethics and privileges committee. (IANS/2 months in the past)