Politics in India  Coalgate brushes dirtier  A coal scandal
exposes dysfunction in the ruling and opposition parties  See
article  Readers' comments     While there is little to disagree
on the substantive part of the narration on the Coalgate, it
fails to shed light on the driving objective behind the latest
(i.e. Coalgate) as also that of the series of recent mega-scams
involving the present Congress-led UPA-2 Government. Rather than
adding to the national exchequer, the facility to use the
natural resources in question has, evidently, been allocated to
private parties for the alleged purpose of enriching the coffers
of the Congress Party. The opposition BJP is only doing its duty
by bringing the resultant, colossal loss to the state exchequer
to the notice of the public at large.  Communal Award  Congress
& BJP parties are partners in crime/corruption.  Congress govt
didn't prosecute/punish Babri/Godhra rioters. BJP govt didn't
prosecute/punish 1984 Sikh rioters.  Congress govt didn't
prosecute/punish Dawo