(Arundhati Konar, YourMoneySite.com)
The Indian Parliament got eleven consecutive unproductive days during monsoon session so far, thanks to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s unbending stand over the Coalgate scam. Also, with only three more days left (September 7) for the one-month long monsoon session to end, chances that Parliament will resume its normalcy are bleak.
Interestingly, about 30 Bills were lined up by the UPA government for talks during this monsoon session. And another 15 Bills were supposed to be introduced. However, with BJP MLAs being averse to get into any discussion, it won’t be surprising to see the session end without any outcome.
For the past two weeks, BJP has been acting as a roadblock in Parliament’s functioning. The party has been adamant on its demand for the Prime Minister’s resignation in Coalgate scam issue.
In the latest development, BJP has agreed to let the Parliament resume, provided all coal block allocations are scrapped and a fresh investigation is ordered over the government auditor's report charging indiscretion in the coal block allocations.
"While there have been demands for the resignation of the Prime Minister and a high-level inquiry, now the common minimum denominator is cancellation of the coal block allocations as Samajwadi Party, the Left parties and everybody is demanding it," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told PTI.
However, the government has declined to terminate all coal blocks allocations. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said, "if the BJP takes the CAG reports that seriously, it should first ask for the resignation of the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and cancel coal blocks allocations there. They must also take action against the Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.”
Call it an irony, while political parties are busy protesting against the losses caused due to coal block allocations, they have ignored the losses incurred due to adjournment of Parliamentary sessions for the last two weeks. This has cost the country nearly Rs 11 crore, i.e. Rs 2 crore per day!
Source: http://www.yourmoneysite.com/news/2012/sep/parliamentary-impasse-continues-30-bills-await-consideration.html
The Indian Parliament got eleven consecutive unproductive days during monsoon session so far, thanks to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s unbending stand over the Coalgate scam. Also, with only three more days left (September 7) for the one-month long monsoon session to end, chances that Parliament will resume its normalcy are bleak.
Interestingly, about 30 Bills were lined up by the UPA government for talks during this monsoon session. And another 15 Bills were supposed to be introduced. However, with BJP MLAs being averse to get into any discussion, it won’t be surprising to see the session end without any outcome.
For the past two weeks, BJP has been acting as a roadblock in Parliament’s functioning. The party has been adamant on its demand for the Prime Minister’s resignation in Coalgate scam issue.
In the latest development, BJP has agreed to let the Parliament resume, provided all coal block allocations are scrapped and a fresh investigation is ordered over the government auditor's report charging indiscretion in the coal block allocations.
"While there have been demands for the resignation of the Prime Minister and a high-level inquiry, now the common minimum denominator is cancellation of the coal block allocations as Samajwadi Party, the Left parties and everybody is demanding it," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told PTI.
However, the government has declined to terminate all coal blocks allocations. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said, "if the BJP takes the CAG reports that seriously, it should first ask for the resignation of the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and cancel coal blocks allocations there. They must also take action against the Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.”
Call it an irony, while political parties are busy protesting against the losses caused due to coal block allocations, they have ignored the losses incurred due to adjournment of Parliamentary sessions for the last two weeks. This has cost the country nearly Rs 11 crore, i.e. Rs 2 crore per day!
Source: http://www.yourmoneysite.com/news/2012/sep/parliamentary-impasse-continues-30-bills-await-consideration.html
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