BJP targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with coal block allocation and other scams.
Attacking the government for "subverting" institutions, including the JPC, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said these issues raised were "contradictions on the eve of the winding up of the Raj".
He said the needle of suspicion points to the Prime Minister in the coal scam investigations, as he was the Coal Minister when the coal block allocations were made.
"These are contradictions on the eve of the winding up of the Raj, it is very clear today," he said, as he raised various issues that pointed to the failure of the government's policies in handling them.
"This government has inherited an Indian dream. It has converted it into a nightmare. This is what people of India feel," Jaitley said as his party staged a walkout as the Finance and Railway Bills were taken up.
Jaitley attacked the government on the Chinese incursion into Indian territory, saying it is not able to understand the situation as "no reaction was coming up".
Others who joined the BJP in its attack on government included leaders of BSP, AIADMK, DMK and SP, while Trinamool Congress staged a walkout as they were not allowed to speak.
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