After the three day break, the Parliament resumed with heated discussions today in both the houses on coal block allotment report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The opposition strongly pushed for the resignation of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who also held the coal portfolio at the time of the alleged scam which has led to a loss of Rs. 1.63 lakh crores of revenue as per the CAG report. As a result, the normal business of the Parliament was disrupted and it was adjourned. Controversy also arose when Union Minister, Rajiv Shukla, was heard telling the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha, P. J. Kurien, to adjourn the house due to the CAG uproar. Minutes later the house was adjourned for the day. Meanwhile, the NDA government remains firm on its stand that CAG hasn't looked at facts from the Government's point of view whose aim was not to maximise revenue through allotment but safeguard larger interests of the the nation.
Information from today's Lok Sabha session (Source: The Lok Sabha Secretariat) -
- List of Business
- Brief Record of Proceedings
- General information relating to Parliamentary and other matters
- List of Questions
- Synopsis of Debates (other than questions and answers)
- Uncorrected Debate
Information from today's Rajya Sabha session (Source: The Rajya Sabha Secretariat) -
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