"I appreciate the statement of the Prime Minister owning responsibility for the appointment of CVC which has been quashed by Supreme Court. I think this is enough. Let matters rest at this and we move forward," Swaraj said on Twitter.
The Prime Minister, who is on a visit to Jammu, said he accepts his responsibility in the appointment of Thomas, which was quashed by the Supreme Court yesterday.
"I respect the judgement of the Supreme Court.... It is necessary to ensure that such things don't happen again.... This is not a question that relates to coalition compulsions," Singh said.
Though Swaraj was in a mood to end the matter, her party's chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad expressed different sentiments, saying this was not enough. "We will wait for the Prime Minister's structured response in Parliament on the issue. Just a casual comment on owning responsibility is not enough. There should also be determination of this responsibility," Prasad said.
Published 04 March 2011, 13:07 IST