<p>The issue was raised in both houses of parliament. The furore over the issue saw both houses being adjourned till 12 noon.<br /><br />"It is conclusively clear that this government survived on the basis of a political sin," said BJP's Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley at the start of the session. <br /><br />"The government which survived on the strength of such a political or moral sin has no authority. We demand that this government must resign immediately," Jaitley said.<br /><br />The Wikileaks diplomatic cables published by The Hindu newspaper quoted the political aide of Congress leader Satish Sharma as saying that a fund of Rs.50 crore had been formed to pay MPs for the confidence vote.<br /><br />A US embassy official was apparently shown with two chests of cash in the political aide's house, kept for the payoffs.<br /><br />In the Lok Sabha, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the information in the cables was a big blot on Indian democracy. <br /><br />"There is no bigger shamelessness than this...that people were showing war chests to outsiders," she said, adding that the government has lost the moral authority to be in power.<br /><br />In both houses of parliament, there was uproar when opposition leaders tried to speak, with Congress members objecting and getting up on their feet.</p>
<p>The issue was raised in both houses of parliament. The furore over the issue saw both houses being adjourned till 12 noon.<br /><br />"It is conclusively clear that this government survived on the basis of a political sin," said BJP's Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley at the start of the session. <br /><br />"The government which survived on the strength of such a political or moral sin has no authority. We demand that this government must resign immediately," Jaitley said.<br /><br />The Wikileaks diplomatic cables published by The Hindu newspaper quoted the political aide of Congress leader Satish Sharma as saying that a fund of Rs.50 crore had been formed to pay MPs for the confidence vote.<br /><br />A US embassy official was apparently shown with two chests of cash in the political aide's house, kept for the payoffs.<br /><br />In the Lok Sabha, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the information in the cables was a big blot on Indian democracy. <br /><br />"There is no bigger shamelessness than this...that people were showing war chests to outsiders," she said, adding that the government has lost the moral authority to be in power.<br /><br />In both houses of parliament, there was uproar when opposition leaders tried to speak, with Congress members objecting and getting up on their feet.</p>