By IANS,
New Delhi : Terming the alleged coal mining scam as “very big”, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of following “wrong policies” to further the interests of corporate houses.
“It is a serious scam, a very big scam. In fact all these scams are taking place because of the wrong policies pursued by the government, furthering all corporate houses, big business houses in the country. Why did the government not go for the auction route? Mines, all minerals are the natural resources, they are national assets. It is for the prime minister to explain the position of the government,” D. Raja of the CPI said.
According to a newspaper report, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its draft report on coal mining has accused the government of giving “undue benefits” to a number of companies leading to a loss of Rs.10.67 lakh crore to the exchequer.
“This is a bigger scam than 2G. This should be investigated,” Sitaram Yechury, Rajya Sabha MP of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, added.