Some MPs led by Ya.Batsuuri and D.Odbayar asked the Government on Friday to scrap the scheme to sell 10% of Erdenes-Tavantolgoi shares to business entities. They want the shares so earmarked to be distributed free to all citizens instead. Parliament will discuss this new proposal later in the present session.

The MPs made the demand after the Government had told Parliament that it had expected to sell the shares to 50,000 domestic businesses but the number stood at just  2,700 after all eligibility documents had been checked.