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BJP alleges coal questions removed from Parliament web site

Alleging that all questions related to coal department have been removed from Parliament website, BJP on Sunday accused Congress of trying to hide the truth about the "coal scam" said it will lodge a complaint with Rajya Sabha Chairman.

"Congress party is now trying to hide the truth aboutcoal scam and have removed all questions related to coal department fromParliament website, this shows their mindset," party's nationalspokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.

The BJP MP said that he will lodge a complaint with RajyaSabha Chairman, claiming that the questions in which the government hadadmitted that the steel and power plants for which the coal blocks wereallocated had not started production were removed from the web site.

"The BJP was determined to take the issue to streetsacross the nation and tell people that how Congress party was involved inscams," Javadekar said.

Justifying the stalling of proceedings of Parliament overcoal block allocation issue, he said the BJP will not withdraw its demand ofresignation of Prime Minister.

"We are not allowing Parliament to function over theissue of coal block allocation because this is a ?movement? in public interest.We were adamant and parliament did not function for 17 days over the issue of2G spectrum scam last year and the outcome was in the favour of thecountry," he said.

"We are firm on our demand that PM should resign overthis issue because he is directly responsible for the corruption.

It is also important for impartial probe in the scam,"he said.

He alleged that the government tried to shift the blame ofchief ministers of BJP ruled states to save its face and demanded that thegovernment disclose the letters from all the chief ministers.

"It was the Congress which delayed the policy for coalblock allocation so that it can make undertable deals to allot blocks as perits wish, but the things are open now," he alleged.

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Maharashtra to install digital info boards on highways

Maharashtra would soon have e-display boards on highways! Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Chaggan Bhujbal, who also holds the Tourism portfolio, instructed State officials to put up electronic digital display boards across all 178 toll booths in Maharashtra before September 15.

Ruma Bose / For The Goan
Published Aug 30, 2012, 8:29 AM IST
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Bhujbal instructed the PWD officials afterchairing a review meeting last week regarding the status of toll booths workingacross the State.“I have instructed all senior officials toensure that all toll booths across the State are fitted with the new electronicdigital display boards wherein complete information about the toll ishighlighted. Information like “ Names of officials involved in the roadconstructed along with name of contractor, timeline of toll collection, amountto…

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