Liberhan report, Lalgarh may generate heat in LS

The submission of the Liberhan Commission report has raised prospects of generating political heat in the first Budget session of Parliament beginning on Thursday after the general elections.

The submission of the Liberhan Commission report has raised prospects of generating political heat in the first Budget session of Parliament beginning on Thursday after the general elections.

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The scenario for the session, which was expected to be a business-like affair till now, has suddenly undergone a change with main opposition BJP attacking the Congress-led coalition after the presentation of the report of the Liberhan Commission that went into the Babri Masjid demolition.

Though the contents of the report, presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, were not known, the BJP has alleged that the Centre has "begun its conspiracy".

Congress has hit back as to why the NDA did not scrap the Commission during its six-year rule and its leaders hope to "corner" BJP on the issue.

In the finance-centric session, the Railway Budget would be presented to the Lok Sabha on July three and the General Budget for 2009-10 on July six. The Economic Survey would be presented on the opening day on Thursday.

The Lalgarh incident is also expected to generate heat during the month-long session with the CPI(M)-led Left Front government in West Bengal likely to be pilloried by both Congress and BJP.