TT Epaper The Telegraph Since 1st March, 1999 CIMA Gallary  BJP
coal fire threatens Cong ‘vote-catchers’  - Key bills face being
blocked in Parliament  New Delhi, April 23: The BJP today
appeared to adopt a stall-Parliament line over coal allocations
and an alleged reference to the “Vajpayee-era” by the JPC report
on the 2G scandal, a move that could block bills seen as
potential vote-winners for the UPA.  The main Opposition party
demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
the sacking of law minister Ashwani Kumar over the coal block
allocations.  A statement by Sonia Gandhi rejecting calls for
the Prime Minister’s resignation seemed to have prompted the BJP
to harden its stand with the “stall Parliament” strategy at a
meeting of party MPs before today’s House sitting.  A speech by
MP Yashwant Sinha was believed to have pushed the party towards
the tough position. Sinha, referring to Sonia’s response, asked
why the BJP should not play hard ball when the Congress chief
had done so.  Sinha p