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NEW DELHI: With all the 10 Lok Sabha members — against whom allegations of "cash for questions" had been levelled — having sent in their response, the Lok Sabha Committee set up to probe the episode has decided to give an opportunity to every member. After a preliminary meeting of the Committee, its chairman Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Wednesday the panel would view the tapes submitted by the television channel that telecast the episode on Monday.

The channel representatives would also be asked to depose before the Committee, Mr. Bansal said, adding that the it (Committee) had not yet perused the replies filed by the 10 members.

The Lok Sabha Secretariat had on Monday issued show-cause notices to the members and set a deadline of 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday for them to file their replies.

"We will be hearing all the 10 members to come personally and present their cases. We will also be calling the TV channel to come before the committee," Mr. Bansal, told correspondents here on Wednesday.

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