Corruption, black money and inflation dominated the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament. While the ruling Congress hailed the steps taken by the government to deal with corruption, the main opposition BJP launched a scathing attack doubting its intention in tackling the menace.Initiating the debate in Lok Sabha Mr P.C. Chacko of the Congress said the Prime Minister's announcement on setting up of a JPC to look into the 2G scam showed his sincerity and commitment in dealing with the controversial issue. He said, the government had taken tough action against those involved in various scams. He added that the party also acted tough against its members even when the charges of corruption are yet to be proved.In the Rajya Sabha Janardhan Dwivedi of the Congress, who initiated the debate said that government is according top priority to get rid of corruption and the President's address had dealt with it extensively.Launching a frontal attack, Mr Rajnath Singh of the BJP charged the government with adopting delaying tactics in handling corruption and said the credibility of the government had come under cloud as it was hit by one scam after other. He demanded a white paper on Indian's having black money in foreign banks and said the government must reveal the names of those having these accounts.Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mr Arun Jaitley charged the UPA government that it lacks competence in governance and has leadership deficit in dealing with corruption. He also alleged that corruption had derailed the government affecting vital infrastructure sectors. Participating in the debate Manish Tiwari of Congress questioned BJP on what it had had done in Karnataka as also when it was in power at the Centre.On alleged irregularities in the conduct of Commonwealth Games (CWG), he said the Congress party had set an example by asking Suresh Kalmadi to resign from party post on mere allegations and set up the Shunglu committee to probe the matter. He also sought to ridicule the CPI(M) allegations of government surrendering its independent foreign policy by signing a nuclear cooperation agreement with the US. SP Leader Mulayam Singh Yadav criticized the government for not taking effective steps in dealing with the burning issues faced by the common man. Members of some other parties while participating in the debate spoke on the expected lines.In the Rajya Sabha, Jayanthi Natarajan of Congress said that the government had taken prompt actions in wake of the 2G spectrum scam. Admitting that corruption has flourished in the absence of big fish being caught, she said the government has taken innovative and path-breaking steps to fight the menace.Maitreyan of AIADMK alleged the UPA government has failed to control rising inflation which shows no signs of abating. He also demanded strengthening India's naval presence off Tamil Nadu coast in the wake of killing of fishermen by Sri Lankan forces.Mohan Singh of SP, Ashok S Ganguly nominated and some other members participated in the debate which will continue in both houses on Wednesday.