-The Times of India The government may not agree to a resolution on FDI in multi-brand retail under the voting clause, reasoning that there was no precedent to put on vote an executive decision that did not involve any legislation. The UPA allies got together on Friday at a dinner hosted by the PM to discuss the strategy for the Parliament session in which the opposition has threatened to seek a division...
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House panel highlights forest law conflicts -Nitin Sethi
-The Times of India How can a right given under one Act be a criminal offence under another, members of a Parliamentary standing committee have asked officials from the Union environment ministry, raising concern about conflict between the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, and the Indian Forest Act (IFA), 1927. The House panel on science and technology and environment and forests headed by T Subbarami Reddy of Congress was gathering evidence on...
More »Where’s the 1.76L crore, Congress asks CAG after 2G auction flop
-The Times of India The Congress on Thursday seized on the low yields of the 2G spectrum auction to attack the federal auditor's Rs 1.76 lakh crore revenue loss projection, setting the stage for another round of bitter feuding with the opposition. After the Supreme Court-ordered 2G auction yielded just Rs 9,407 crore, information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari hit out at the comptroller and auditor general, saying, "Mr CAG, where is...
More »Left Parties to Oppose FDI in Retail in Parliament
-Outlook The issue of FDI in retail is expected to generate a storm in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning next week, with the Left parties today announcing their decision to move motions entailing voting to oppose the government's proposal. At a time when BJP and several other parties have also opposed FDI in retail, the Left leaders said they have appealed to all parties to support the motions in both Houses...
More »Forcible Land Acquisition in MP Should End: Ajay Singh
-Outlook Bhopal: Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Ajay Singh has demanded that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan put an end to "forcible" acquisition of land belonging to farmers, in the state. Ajay said in a statement that the manner in which farmers were being treated by the Chouhan government reminded one of the "repressive tactics" used during the British days. The Congress leader who yesterday visited Dokariya and Bujbuja villages in...
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