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| No need for trust vote on coal |
| No need for trust vote on coal scandal, says govt; BJP rejects PM's statement
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| INDIA
, 27-August-2012
12:50:38 PM |
| After the Prime Minister said that allegations that his government rang up losses of thousands of crores by mishandling the allocation of coal fields, the BJP rejected his defense and said it will not yield on its demand for his resignation.
The Prime Minister leaves for Iran tomorrow for a four-day trip. His ministers denied reports that he will seek a trust vote when he returns to prove his government still enjoys a majority in Parliament. "This government enjoys the confidence of people and Parliament, there is no reason for us to seek a vote of confidence," said Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
In the morning, as the PM tried to address parliament, he was shouted out by the BJP; his office then posted on Twitter a detailed statement that was also tabled in Parliament. "I wish to say that any allegations of impropriety are without basis and unsupported by the facts," the statement said, challenging the national auditor whose report states that private firms gained windfall benefits of upto Rs. 1.86 lakh crore because coal fields were not auctioned, and were given away at under-valued rates
The BJP said it rejects his defense. Senior leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj said that the Congress party had benefitted financially from the companies that were assigned coal fields, and that the allocations of 142 coal blocks must be cancelled immediately. "Iss allotment mein Congress party ko mota maal mila hai (the Congress has earned big bucks by allowing this allotment)," Ms Swaraj said.
Since last week, the BJP has not allowed parliament to function, demanding that till the PM resigns, it is not prepared to hear his government's stand on the coal report by the Comptroller and Auditor General. It is not yet clear whether, amid differences from its key allies, the BJP will stick to this strategy for the rest of the session, which ends on September 7. "We are not isolated," said Mr Jaitley,
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