Parliament was today shocked by reports of an alleged coal scam to the tune of Rs10.7 lakh crore with the Opposition forcing adjournment of both the Houses till noon.
As soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day, JD-U members were on their feet demanding immediate discussion on a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on allocation of 155 coal acreages between 2004 and 2009 to some 100 companies.
The moment Speaker Meira Kumar called for the Question Hour, BJP and JD-U members trooped into the well raising slogans against the government.
With members unrelenting, the Speaker adjourned the House till noon.
Similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha where Prakash Javadekar (BJP) said he had given notice for suspension of Question Hour to discuss the alleged scam.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was present in the Rajya Sabha.
Javadekar said the Prime Minister was in charge of coal portfolio when the alleged scam took place.
Amid din, Ansari adjourned the Rajya Sabha for 15 minutes. When the House met again, similar scenes were repeated and the proceedings were adjourned till noon.
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As soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day, JD-U members were on their feet demanding immediate discussion on a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on allocation of 155 coal acreages between 2004 and 2009 to some 100 companies.
The moment Speaker Meira Kumar called for the Question Hour, BJP and JD-U members trooped into the well raising slogans against the government.
With members unrelenting, the Speaker adjourned the House till noon.
Similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha where Prakash Javadekar (BJP) said he had given notice for suspension of Question Hour to discuss the alleged scam.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was present in the Rajya Sabha.
Javadekar said the Prime Minister was in charge of coal portfolio when the alleged scam took place.
Amid din, Ansari adjourned the Rajya Sabha for 15 minutes. When the House met again, similar scenes were repeated and the proceedings were adjourned till noon.
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