2012 Coal mining controversy: Also called Coalgate is one of the well known scams. The scam, where the UPA Government reported a loss of Rs 185,591 crore. The CAG has accused the Centre of giving undue benefits to companies by distributing 155 coal acres in an arbitrary manner instead of auctioning to the highest bidder during 2004-2009. The coal mining controversy or “coalgate” scandal has gripped the nation’s attention for the past few weeks and has highlighted the irregularities in the handling of the nation’s coal deposits. It has garnered international media attention and the main Opposition party in India has called for the Prime Minister to resign over the allegations. But what is the full story of the Indian coal mining scandal of 2012? for more details : indianewsbulletin/indian-coal-mining-scandal-2012-the-story-so-far
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 05:06:53 +0000
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