Editing Question Hour (section)

== Notable Events ==
=== Mundhra scandal ===
India's very first major financial scam was brought to light during the [[2nd Lok Sabha]] when [[Feroze Gandhi]] questioned the finance ministry regarding government owned [[Life Insurance Corporation]]'s unauthorised investment into Haridas Mundhra's companies. It eventually resulted in the resignation of the then [[Minister of Finance (India)|finance Minister]] [[T. T. Krishnamachari]].

=== Puducherry licence scandal ===
In 1974, during the [[5th Lok Sabha]], a licence scandal was unearthed during question hour. A memorandum allegedly signed by 21 MPs were submitted by traders of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] to the Union Commerce Ministry to grant licenses for importing various items. The signatures were forged on the behest of [[Indira Gandhi]]'s key aide, Lalit Narain Mishra.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/from-the-mundhra-scandal-to-the-license-scam-how-question-hour-held-the-government-accountable-5793411.html |title= From the Mundhra Scandal to the license scam, how Question Hour held the government accountable |author= Gulam Jeelani |publisher= [[Moneycontrol]] |date= 3 September 2020 |access-date= 14 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/15/archives/inquiry-ordered-in-indian-scandal-severe-action-pledged.html |title= Inquiry Ordered in Indian Scandal |work= [[New York Times]] |date= 15 September 1974 |page= 17 |access-date= 14 November 2022}}</ref>