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India parliament adjourned over $33bn coal scandal | India parliament adjourned over $33bn coal scandal |
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India's parliament has been adjourned for a day after opposition MPs called on PM Manmohan Singh to quit over a recent report that the country lost $33bn by selling coalfields cheaply. | India's parliament has been adjourned for a day after opposition MPs called on PM Manmohan Singh to quit over a recent report that the country lost $33bn by selling coalfields cheaply. |
Angry MPs shouted and crowded aisles in both the upper and lower houses. | Angry MPs shouted and crowded aisles in both the upper and lower houses. |
The government auditors in their report last week said coalfields were allotted without auction from 2005 to 2009. | The government auditors in their report last week said coalfields were allotted without auction from 2005 to 2009. |
The report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has, however, exonerated Mr Singh. | |
But, opposition MPs say the PM was directly responsible since he was heading the coal ministry then. | |
On Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal said the prime minister would not quit and offered to discuss the auditor's report in parliament. | On Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal said the prime minister would not quit and offered to discuss the auditor's report in parliament. |
But the opposition blocked proceedings, forcing the two houses to be adjourned for the day. | But the opposition blocked proceedings, forcing the two houses to be adjourned for the day. |
India is one of the largest producers of coal in the world. | India is one of the largest producers of coal in the world. |
The auditor's report on the sale of coal is the latest in a series of financial scandals to hit the Congress-led government and the revelations have caused anger among the opposition politicians and citizens alike. | The auditor's report on the sale of coal is the latest in a series of financial scandals to hit the Congress-led government and the revelations have caused anger among the opposition politicians and citizens alike. |
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