Asserting that it had no role in the Ambani family dispute,the government declared in Parliament that it will do everything to protect its legal right to regulate usage of gas. "We have nothing to do with the private dispute of two industries or industrialists. However,we have everything to do with protecting the interests of the government and public interest,this is our constitutional and legal obligation," Oil Minister Murli Deora said in Lok Sabha. Making a statement in response to allegations by Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav that Uttar Pradesh was being discriminated against,Deora said Anil Ambani group's proposed Dadri power plant would be considered for gas along with other such projects. Anil Ambani group firm RNRL's Dadri power plant "is neither installed nor functional," he said,adding that it would treated "on the same footing as other similar plants." Not satisfied,SP members rushed to the well of the House creating a din,but Speaker Meira Kumar continued with the day's business that saw introduction of a few bills before the House was adjourned for lunch. Deora said that the MoU between Mukesh and Anil Ambani not only stipulated sharing of gas between companies run by them from KG-D6 fields,but also from other fields that RIL may explore and operate in the future,thus necessitating government's petition in Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court decision.
