Singh, who returned from the US yesterday, is also likely to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue. Sonia has already held separate meetings with Chidambaram and Mukherjee.
A meeting of the Congress Core Group is also expected to take place this evening, following which a formal statement could be made by the government on the issue.
The controversy erupted after a Finance Ministry note on 2G issue, sent to the Prime Minister’s Office on March 25 this year, emerged. The note stated had Chidambaram insisted the allocation of 2G spectrum in 2008 at 2001 prices could have been stopped, thus preventing the Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss caused to the exchequer.
The note was prepared by a Finance Ministry official and reportedly seen by current Pranab Mukherjee.
The note again brought to the fore the growing discord between two senior UPA ministers.
Earlier reports even stated that Chidambaram had offered to resign following the controversy, in order not to embarrass the government.
PM Singh has, meanwhile, fully backed Chidambaram. Even Mukherjee described the Home Minister as a “valued colleague”.
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