Coal Scam

Coal scam: Oppn asks PM to resign, Houses adjourned...

Both houses of the Parliament today witnessed uproar as the Opposition demanded Prime Minister resignation over CAG's coal blocks report. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon. The BJP had planned to embarrass the Centre over the CAG's damaging report on the allocation of coalfields in the Parliament. "We have demanded the resignation of the PM and will repeat our demand. It is unlikely that Parliament will function smoothly," a BJP leader told HT. "They left no stone unturned to target us when George Fernandes was defense minister during NDA days. Why should we let them go scot free now when the country's top auditor has yet again found them guilty of a scam that led to a loss of Rs. 1,86,000 crore to the public exchequer." The party is particularly enthused about the idea that this report embarrasses the Prime Minister directly, as he was also the coal minister for much of the period. Due to this, the party focused solely on this scam on Friday though three CAG reports had come out. "Politically, it suits us to step up the pressure in this matter. One blow after another as scams tumble out regularly will further deepen the impression in the public mind that the Congress is the root of corruption. When Congress leaders attack the CAG, they further dent their own credibility in the public mind," said another BJP leader. He recalled how then defense minister KC Pant used to defend the government after the Bofors scam, further "alienating" people. (courtesy: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Coal-scam-Oppn-asks-PM-to-resign-Houses-adjourned/Article1-916913.aspx Edited version of the news. This News has been collected from different Newsletters only with the aim of providing information.)