The Tehelka news portal on Sunday asserted that it would not participate in any new inquiry into its expose of alleged corruption in defence deals and added that the appointment of a new judge in place of Justice Venkataswamy was just another attempt by the government to obfuscate the truth.
"I do not think there is any need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the expose as demanded by many political parties," Tehelka Managing Editor Tarun Tejpal said.
"The best the government can do is to let Parliament form a cross-party committee to which the inquiry report by Judge Venkataswami can be made available," Tejpal said.
Justice Venkataswami had resigned on November 23 from the inquiry committee following criticism by the Opposition of his acceptance of a government job while still probing the Tehelka expose.
"We neither have the resources nor the will to pursue another charade. The truth is out there in the tapes. Most people have seen it and recognised it. Those who choose not to recognise are forced to do so," Tejpal said.