On the three days of disruption in Parliament, he said, "Apart from the presiding officers of both the Houses, the government has the responsibility to call the opposition parties and discuss a way out of the impasse. The government has to take the initiative but it has not done that so far."
Asked about the possibility of a mid-term poll, he said, "Whether it will happen or not will be decided by 'M-Cube' or Mulayam, Mayawati and Mamata. Neither we nor the BJP can say that. 'M-Cube' is now supporting the UPA government."
Yechury said the three CAG reports on coal blocks, Delhi airport and power sector show that "crony capitalism of the worst order is being practised by this government. Due to this, private parties are making windfall gains. The coal block scam is larger than the 2G scam."
Referring to the government's statement that it could not auction coal blocks because of strong opposition from five coal-rich states ruled by non-Congress parties and the prime minister could not be held responsible, Yechury said, "This is a specious argument."
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal had said that five states -- Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal -- had opposed the idea of introduction of coal block allocation through the bidding route.
Yechury said these states had opposed auction, as they wanted the Centre to first keep the coal allocation to state electricity boards and public sector units like the Nuclear Power Corporation of India separate and then sell the remaining coal through competitive bidding or auction.
"Coal is a national resource and it has to be controlled by the Centre. But coal-producing states also have their rights and the royalty is too low. These states wanted that the coal required for their electricity boards should be earmarked and kept separately," Yechury said.
Regarding CAG reports on ultra mega power projects and Delhi airport, the CPI-M leader said the government auditor has stated in both these cases that corporates were favoured by the government.
In the airport report, CAG said whenever there was a dispute between state-run Airports Authority of India and the private operator, the "government ruled in favour of the private party. These were sweetheart deals that denied the country and its people all the benefits that should have accrued to them."
Asked why the CPI-M wanted the PM to make a statement when the CAG reports are slated to go to the public accounts committee, Yechury said PAC has been "virtually paralysed" and "vertically divided" on the issue of calling the PM on the 2G scam.
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