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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has insisted on the Congress accepting the charges levelled against it by the opposition before allowing the Parliament to resume work. BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the opposition has made its stand quite clear and is firm on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation over the coal blocks allocation issue. "If you can recall in the 2G scam also, the Congress was not ready to accept the charges levelled against it. The BJP had raised the question of irregular allocation of spectrums, it was not accepted by the Congress Party. It resulted in a cash loss to this country of 1,76,000 crores," said Rudy. "And now the same situation has arisen, where it is question of 1,86,000 crores on coal blocks allotment issue," he added. Rudy pointed out that the Prime Minister had appended his signature in majority of the coal blocks, which were allotted. "Unless and until the government decides to cancel all these blocks, it would be unacceptable for the BJP. The logjam in the Parliament would continue," he added. Meanwhile, Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid pointed out that the country was incurring huge loss following the disruption of Parliament. "What is the total loss to the country because of what BJP is doing (in Parliament)?" he asked. He pointed out that the Government has been wanting to pass legislation and take decisions to fight corruption. The BJP actions have been 'paralysing' , he said. "All those legislations were being prevented from being passed by BJP. This is a clear indication that BJP is not interested in associating with the system which is transparent and makes people accountable," he added. The standoff over the CAG report on coal blocks allocation continued in both houses of Parliament today with the BJP firm on the Prime Minister's resignation.

Parliament deadlock over coal blocks allocation: BJP insistent on Congress accepting charges