September 4, 2013
Kalyan Banerjee on missing files of Coal Blocks Allocation
Mr. Chairman, Sir, the whole procedure of allotment of coal blocks in our country is the greatest scam of the country. Mr. Chairman, Sir, it is very unfortunate that since 1993 when the coal blocks were being allotted to the people, no transparent procedure had been followed in our country. First of all, at the first stage, nobody was aware which coal blocks were being allotted. The persons, who got the benefit of the coal blocks, were only aware of it. After that, notice was being issued that the coal blocks should be allotted. That procedure was followed. Never was any tender floated for the allotment of the coal blocks. The country has given a lot of coal blocks to the persons concerned but this country has not received a single amount of revenue for the coal blocks.
Sir, the most dangerous part is that right from the beginning when the coal blocks were allotted, the minutes are there but in support of the minutes, there is not a single file or a single document. When the Standing Committee took up this matter for consideration, despite the nation’s loss, the Ministry had failed to produce the records –I say records–in support of those minutes. Therefore, unless the ascertainment of the loss of coal blocks is on a presumptive value, the actual ascertainment cannot be done even by the Standing Committee since the files were not available. The Standing Committee gave its recommendation four months back that there should be a threadbare investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation from the inception of the allotment of the coal blocks. It is not only for the losing of the files either from 2008 or 2009. This country wants to know the truth right from 1993 to 2009.
This is not a political target at all. People must know from 1993 to 2009 on what basis the coal blocks were allotted and what supporting documents are there for every minute. I am not speaking for a particular period. I am not speaking who are the parties in the power. I am speaking as a Member of Parliament that right from 1993 to 2009, there should be a threadbare investigation by the CBI to find out where the files have gone. It is not only the period from 2005 to 2009 but also from 1993 to 2009. That is my greatest submission before you, Sir.
Hon. Chairman, since you have said that it is purely for making a submission, I am making a great submission through you, kindly pass a Resolution that the whole investigation should be done from 1993 to 2009. Since I am the Chairman of the Standing Committee, I have spent a lot of time on this. I did not get a single document from 1993-2009. There must be an investigation to find out all the files during this period.
