-The Times of India Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation and the UPA Government's poor handling of it have cost the Congress dear, shaving off one-third of its support while boosting the popularity of its principal rival BJP. An opinion poll conducted by market researcher Nielsen for a TV channel has found that BJP has gained a 12-point lead since May, when it lagged behind the Congress. Nielsen, which gauged support for different parties...
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Left parties demand strong Lokpal, effective laws to combat graft
-The Hindu Enact laws to carry out reforms in elections, land: Karat The Left parties on Friday demanded a strong and effective Lokpal but emphasised that creation of an ombudsman to tackle corruption would need to be reinforced by laws and reforms in other areas. Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat, at a joint rally here, described the UPA Government as the “most corrupt” regime in independent India, with a...
More »Jairam clears roadblock in Bihar rural projects by Ravish Tiwari
Putting an end to the last several years of squabbling between the NDA government in Bihar and the UPA Government at the Centre, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to stop awarding any new work to central government’s agencies under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the state. “In future no further work under PMGSY will be assigned to any central agency in Bihar, except the works already...
More »Govt may mandate procurement from Dalit-run firms by Sidhartha & Subodh Ghildiyal
The Centre is set to make it compulsory that 4% of its annual purchases be made from the units run by dalits and tribals, in what will be its strongest bait for classes which hold the key to political battles at the Centre and states. The 4% purchase quota proposal from ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) is part of the policy that 20% of government procurement be...
More »Eighth time lucky for Lokpal Bill? by Mohua Chatterjee
The Lokpal Bill was introduced in Parliament for the eighth time in the 15th Lok Sabha as Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj mentioned on Saturday. But surprisingly, each time the Lokpal Bill was introduced, events took such a turn that the legislation remained elusive. Will the Bill be through after the hype it got following Anna Hazare's movement? Here's a lowdown of what happened each time the Bill was introduced through the...
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