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Both Houses of the Parliament were adjourned till tomorrow after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led opposition continued to press for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocations. In the Lok Sabha, members belonging to BJP and Left parties trooped into the well of the house forcing Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the house till tomorrow. In the Rajya Sabha, which witnessed two adjournments before noon, the leaders of BJP-led NDA raised slogans demanding the Prime Minister’s resignation. Chairman Hamid Ansari then adjourned the house for 30 minutes. When the Rajya Sabha reassembled, similar scenes were seen and the House was adjourned till tomorrow. The UPA Government had earlier on Tuesday rejected the opposition demand for Prime Minister's resignation, saying it is ready for discussion in Parliament on CAG report on coal block allocation. "It was up to the opposition to decide if it wanted a democracy or a mobocracy. If they feel they have a point, let them debate it on the floor of the Parliament. The Congress is ready to match them point for point," said Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari. The BJP, however, is stuck to its demand for the Prime Minister's resignation, saying 'Coalgate' has broken all records of corruption. BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar alleged that the ruling UPA Government is looting the nation and several scams are surfacing one after another. "We demanded that the Prime Minister should resign because CWG was 76,000 crores, then 2G was 1,76,000 crores, now this 'Coalgate' is 1,86,000 crores and there is no defence whatsoever with the government. This is the loot, which is now in the open and so we have asked the resignation of the Prime Minister," he added. The BJP has held the Prime Minister, who then held direct charge of the Coal Ministry, responsible for what has been estimated as loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crores by the CAG in coal block allocation and demanded his resignation. The CAG report on coal block allocation states that nearly 150 coalfields were allotted to private and state-run firms without transparency and objectivity between 2005 and 2009. The report does not indict the Prime Minister or his office. But the BJP is emphasizing on the fact that for three of the years under scrutiny, the Prime Minister held the coal portfolio.

Parliament adjourned over Coalgate