February 22, 2011 5:39 PM

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Parliament joint sitting: Corruption, black money, inflation dominate debate

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.

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