PM to make statement in RS on missing coal files

September 03, 2013 12:12

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement in Rajya Sabha today immediately after the Zero Hour on the issue of missing files relating to allocation of coal blocks.

This was announced in the House by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla in response to Opposition's demand for Singh's statement on the multi-crore coal block allocation scam.

BJP has been demanding for a statement from the Prime Minister, who earlier held the coal portfolio from 2006 to 2009 when the coal blocks were allocated.

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