New Delhi, Aug 30 (ANI): Sticking firm to their demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over coal block allocations, the Bharatiya Janata Party has announced a nationwide protest against the scandal and corruption.
Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said BJP would organize demonstrations in 40 cities across the country.
"These allotments were just to pocket the coal blocks. We have decided to launch a nationwide agitation and on 31st (August), we will begin our fight against corruption," Javadekar told reporters.
"On August 31, September 1 and 2, our leaders will go to 40 cities and we will launch our protest," he added.
Javadekar further criticised the central government for willingly delaying power projects by holding-up clearances.
"Many power projects are not going on the stream, though they have coal because they don't get- this government does not give --the environmental clearances, this is also one aspect of policy paralysis. So the policy paralysis of this government and non-governance is resulting into the stalemate like situation in the power scenario. It is not because of our demand, we are demanding of more transparency, we want faster production, nobody will object, nobody will ask for cancellations," said Javadekar.
The BJP has held Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who then held direct charge of the coal ministry, responsible for what has been estimated as a notional loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crores by the CAG in coal block allocations, and demanded his resignation.
The CAG report on coal block allocations states that nearly 150 coalfields were allotted to private and state-run firms without transparency and objectivity between 2005 and 2009. (ANI)
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