-The Times of India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked members of the ministerial panel to expeditiously clear the land acquisition bill, showing urgency on the legislation that is part of the core Congress agenda but has been held up for three years because of in-house differences. The bill was referred to a group of ministers after the Cabinet erupted over its key provisions, with ministers handling economic and infrastructure wings arguing...
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Feel-good bills in offing to make up for harsh steps
-The Hindustan Times In the face of public outrage over a series of unpopular fiscal steps such as hike in diesel prices and cap on LPG, the government plans to come out with two feel-good initiatives — the food security bill and health cover for all. The UPA’s flagship National Food Security Bill would give 67% of the population (nearly 800 million people) a legal right to foodgrains at less than half the...
More »Reforms in power utilities, sugar subsidy on the cards
-The Economic Times The government is pushing ahead with long-awaited reforms to boost finances of cash-strapped power utilities and to reduce food subsidy by raising the price of sugar in ration shops, but the cabinet meeting to consider these moves has been deferred to next week. Sources said the government was also considering a proposal to increase the dearness allowance for central government employees by about 7%. This should come as a...
More »Yogendra Yadav on why neither Congress, BJP & Left will benefit from political crisis
-The Economic Times Opining that the government has got 'fed up' of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), political analyst Yogendra Yadav told ET Now that government has closed its doors for the TMC. This he feels has been evident for a long time. With the local relations in West Bengal turning sour, Congress sees little benefit from tieing up with TMC, he said. Asked about the liklihood of the Samajhwadi Party (SP) extending support...
More »Bharat bandh evokes mixed response; train services disrupted
-The Times of India The opposition-sponsored Bharat bandh demanding a rollback of the government's decision to hike diesel prices, cap subsidised cooking gas cylinders and allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail has evoked mixed response across the nation. Besides the NDA and the Left, the Thursday shutdown has the support of parties like the Samajwadi Party, the TDP, the BJD and many others. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK, which is an ally...
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