Last day of Monsoon Session, Rs. 10 crore lost, only 6 bills passed
posted on Sep 7, 2012 @ 12:32PM
Another session of Parliament closes today without any work getting done so far, even though MPs came to both Houses, shouted, even assaulted each other, took their daily allowances and went home. It is estimated that the repeated adjournments that washed out the Monsoon Session have cost the taxpayer Rs. 10 crore for the two weeks they lasted. Of the 31 bills listed, only six were passed. The one introduced in the Rajy Sabha on Tuesday to allow reservation in promotions for SC/ST public sector employees too has landed in cold storage. The month-long session was marked by constant protests by the Opposition BJP over the coal allocation issue. It stuck to its demand for the resignation of the Prime Minister, saying he must take responsibility since he was the Coal Minister for part of the period in which the allocations were made. The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on coal block allocations has alleged that faulty allotment caused a R 1.86 lakh windfall gain for several private firms that were favoured. The BJP has also sought that all the licences issued in the period that the CAG surveyed. The Congress says, no way.