COALGATE rocks Parliament For the third Day
23rd August 2012, Thursday (23/08/2012)
23rd August 2012, Thursday (23/08/2012)
With The opposition pressuring the UPA government and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resign rocked the Parliament for the first day. The issue of Opposition demanding resignation of Prime minister over CAG's report on recent Coal Block Allocation nit both the houses. Answering to the oppositions demand even the Congress members raged the scene by rising slogan against BJP. They also displayed the newspaper reports which said that BJP in 32005 had told the center that auction of coal blocks will hit the industry.
JD-U one of the key constituent of BJP did not join the BJP, they looked keen on the debate. Speaker Meera Kumar had to adjourn the Parliament House toll noon and she has also called on for the question hour.
The case of Rajya Sabha was nothing different from that of Lok Sabha. BJP led NDA shouted slogans demanding resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Speaker of Rajya Sabha too adjourned the House till noon and called upon the leaders of parties for a discussion at his chamber.