4. Coalgate scam
With the country yet to digest the 2G scam and the Commonwealth Games scam in 2011, came the coal allocation scam nicknamed Coalgate. It was a political scandal relating to government's allocation of the nation's coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies.
The CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India) accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004-2009.
The Opposition brought about a deadlock in Parliament demanding the Prime Minister's resignation, as the PM was himself Coal Minister during that period. The government however did not relent.
Latest India News