September 2, 2012 6:53 PM

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Inter-Ministerial Group meet over fate of coal blocks tomorrow

The fate of 58 coal blocks will be reviewed at a meeting of an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) in New Delhi tomorrow .

Talking to reporters in Kanpur,Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said an IMG has been set up to examine the pros and cons and based on its report any number of allocations can be cancelled.

He said the IMG will give its report by September 15.

The government has already issued de-allocation notices to 33 government firms and 25 private entities in this regard.

The IMG meeting is taking place in the backdrop of stepped up pressure on the government to cancel 142 allocations which are under the scanner after the CAG report.

Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj today said in Mumbai that there was no going back on the BJP demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who, she said, was directly responsible for the controversial allocations.

Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said in Delhi that the BJP is spreading anarchy across the country using a CAG report. The same CAG had found irregularities related to coal mining in Chhattisgarh that led the state exchequer to a loss of Rs 1,000 crore.

Tewari said if a CAG report is the final word for the BJP, then it should seek resignation of the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and cancel all the allocations made in the state.

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