New Delhi: A stormy session is likely in Parliament on the coal block allocation scam on Wednesday with the BJP reaching out to UPA allies to seek their support on its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation. Two BJP emissaries met Trinamool Congress Chief (TMC) Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday midnight, ahead of the UPA's Coordination Committee meeting on Wednesday. The BJP's Parliamentary party will be meeting on Wednesday morning...
08:33 AM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: Fending off allegations of corruption in allocation of coal blocks, Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said the decisions taken by the government were transparent and charged the Opposition with "executing" people even before trial. Retorting to Kiran Bedi's attack on CAG reports on coal blocks, airport and power projects at a seminar, the minister also hit out at the disbanded Team Anna saying that people born from...
02:40 AM, Aug 22, 2012
According to the CAG report on coal blocks allocations, nearly 44 billion tonnes of coal were given away at throwaway prices to private companies during the tenure of Manmohan Singh as Coal Minister. ...
11:52 PM, Aug 21, 2012
The BJP had accused Manmohan Singh of being responsible for doling out coal blocks and not auctioning them. ...
10:07 PM, Aug 21, 2012
According to the CAG report on coal blocks allocations, nearly 44 billion tonnes of coal were given away at throwaway prices to private companies during the tenure of Manmohan Singh as Coal Minister. ...
09:58 PM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal blocks allocation, CNN-IBN has accessed copies of letters written by BJP governments of several states opposing auction of coal blocks. The BJP has accused Manmohan Singh of being responsible for doling out coal blocks and not auctioning them but the news could provide the...
02:33 PM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: A determined Opposition on Tuesday targeted the UPA and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocation, even as the government ruled out the PM's resignation. Both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha had to be adjourned for the day following slogan shouting by the Opposition as well as the treasury benches. The Prime Minister said that he was...
01:40 PM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: 12.45 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned till Wednesday. 12.35 pm: Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coal blocks allocation, saying the government is ready to hold discussion in Parliament on the issue. "No company can can sell coal in the country. There should be discussion. There should be politics on discussion and not on levelling charges," he said. 12.20 pm: The NDA...
11:11 AM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: The government is all set to brave a raging attack from the Opposition on Monday as the Parliament takes up the CAG report on coal blocks allocations. A belligerent BJP-led Opposition will seek to corner Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coal scam case. According to the CAG report on coal blocks allocations, nearly 44 billion tonnes of coal were given away at throwaway prices to private companies...
07:49 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Indore: Holding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "directly responsible" for the Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss estimated by CAG in allocation of coal blocks, the BJP on Sunday demanded that he quit his post. "When 2G scam that cost the exchequer of Rs 1,76,000 crore happened, it was said that then telecom minister A Raja was responsible for it and prime minister might have had an indirect role in it. But...
12:48 AM, Aug 20, 2012
Bangalore: The BJP on Sunday demanded resignation of UPA Government on "moral grounds" in the wake of CAG's findings on 'various scams' and flayed the Congress for attacking institutions like the Comptroller and Auditor General. "After the CAG report on various scams, the UPA Government has lost the moral authority to remain in power. We demand its resignation so that it paves the way for early elections," senior BJP leader...
05:36 PM, Aug 19, 2012
After the fallout of the CAG report on coal block allocations, the government continues to be in a denial mode. ...
01:39 PM, Aug 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will meet on August 24 to discuss the CAG report on coal, power and airport scams, Chairman and BJP member Murli Manohar Joshi said on Sunday. Joshi refused to speak on the reports. He further defended the CAG which had come under attack from the government after the reports were tabled. ...
01:29 PM, Aug 19, 2012
New Delhi: With three CAG reports giving fresh ammuntion to the opposition to target the government, Congress on Saturday accused the auditor of sensationalising its reports and crossing the line. The party spoke of "long-term implications" if any Constitutional institution does not maintain the "fine balance and decides to transgress". Seeking to trash the CAG report on coal blocs allocation, which has led to BJP demand for the resignation of...
05:25 AM, Aug 19, 2012
Bangalore: Asserting that allocation of coal blocks was done by the UPA Government in accordance with law, Union Corporate Affairs and Power Minister M Veerappa Moily on Saturday said it was not "fair" to question the integrity of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh based on the CAG report. The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) holding the UPA Government responsible for the loss of revenue to the tune of Rs 1.86 lakh crore...
08:14 PM, Aug 18, 2012
New Delhi: A day after union minister V Narayanasamy said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was not following its mandate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called it a "breach of privilege". Narayanasamy, who holds several portfolios including that of minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, on Friday said, "Unfortunately, CAG has a certain mandate under the constitution. According to me, CAG is not following the mandate." BJP...
06:12 PM, Aug 18, 2012
The all-too-familiar political blame game has begun following the CAG reports that said that losses worth lakhs of crores of rupees were caused to the national exchequer by the Centre. ...
08:48 AM, Aug 18, 2012
Coimbatore: The CAG report on the loss to the tune of Rs 1.86 lakh crore to government by nominating coal blocks is a clear case that UPA government was colluding with private firms to loot natural resources in the country, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said on Friday. By nominating the coal blocks, instead of bidding, the government has favoured big corporates like Tatas, Birlas and Jindals, who were making...
02:22 AM, Aug 18, 2012
CAG report pegged losses running into thousands of crores, spelling trouble for the government. Cellphone operators have also been asked to block all bulk SMSes and videos. ...
11:53 PM, Aug 17, 2012
The CAG says the presumptive loss to government from coal block allocation amounts to Rs 1.86 lakh crore, that's higher than 2G loss figure. ...
11:47 PM, Aug 17, 2012
