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| Heads must roll in government |
| Heads must roll in government for Commonwealth Games: Jaitley
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| INDIA
, 9-August-2011
4:28:30 AM |
| An uproar in both the Lok and Rajya Sabha had caused both Houses to be adjourned today. But while the Lok Sabha remains adjourned, normal service resumed in the Rajya Sabha, post-noon.
The BJP continued their attack on the Congress over Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken's statement last week. Mr Maken had then said that Kalmadi - who is now in prison for charges of corruption during the Commonwealth Games - had been appointed to be in charge of the Games during the NDA regime.
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, countered Maken's statement saying it was ridiculous for the Congress to blame the BJP for Kalmadi's appointment. He added that there was an attempt by the Congress to hide all facts relating the Games. '' The Commonwealth Games was a monumental deception. If heads are to roll then it must be heads of this government.''
Also accusing Mr Maken of misleading Parliament, the BJP counter claimed that the PMO was responsible for appointing Mr Kalmadi as the head of the Organising Committee. They also demanded Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's resignation over the Games.
Outside Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kuman Bansal, questioned the BJP's tactics. "Unfortunately, again, they (BJP) have disrupted the House and not let the Question Hour be taken up. There was a basic understanding that the legislative body must run smoothly. Today we saw a sudden change in the BJP's stance. It raises genuine doubts in our mind whether they are serious about dialogue.''
The Congress is standing behind Mrs Dikshit, and say the CAG report - which claims there was mass corruption in the organization of the Games - should be first cleared by a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.
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