Congress objects to Subrahmanyam visiting PM before kargil report

"The nation has a right to know if there were any lapses on the part of the intelligence," Das Munshi said.

Defence Minister George Fernandes said the Government had not received the report and would only react after the conclusions drawn by the committee were made known.

The Subrahmanyam committee was to have presented its report by December 15, but there had been no further information from the government on the status of the report, Das Munshi said.

The truth on whether intelligence lapses had taken place would help prevent the recurrence of such an intrusion andwould serve as a morale booster for the armed forces, Das Munshi observed.

Das Munshi’s remarks on the delay in making known the Subrahmanyam committee’s findings were supported by CPI(M) MP, Basudeb Acharya. Both parties were also critical of Subrahmanyam meeting the Prime Minister even before he had finalised the report, saying it was "not proper".