New Delhi: Over 10 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members have submitted to the Lok Sabha Speaker breach of faith and privilege notices against Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Buta Singh even as its Parliamentary Party Whip Kirit Somaiya sought his resignation for allegedly misleading the Committee and submitting an "incomplete" report.

"More than 10 PAC members have submitted their objection, observation, breach of faith notices and breach of privileges notices against the PAC chairman. The chairman has misled the Committee by suppressing vital information and documents," Somaiya said in a letter to Speaker Manohar Joshi, copy of which was circulated to the media.

"Not only the report is ultra vire and illegal but also submitted before correction with political motive," he said.

In another letter to the PAC chairman, Somaiya asked him to tender his resignation as he among other things allegedly misled the Committee by "suppressing vital information received from the Chief Vigilance Commissioner".

"The PAC report on purchases for Kargil war was rushed, hushed, pushed and signed on August 4 and submitted before completion and correction on August 5/6 for political reasons" before three other reports which should have preceded it, he said.

"You (Buta Singh) have not only misled the Committee but tried to use it for political purpose. It has never happened in the past since 1930s. It is a breach of faith," he said.

Somaiya also requested the Speaker to take necessary action "if the chairman does not accept the request".

PTI