It also goes back on new method of appointment of CBI Director A day after the Parliamentary Standing Committee attached to the Union Ministry of Personnel finalised its report on the Lokpal Bill, Congress MPs forced the holding of an emergency meeting on Thursday to go back on two key decisions taken on Wednesday: the ruling party MPs on the Standing Committee have now withdrawn the assent they had given to...
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FDI protest: Traders' shutdown complete in many states
-The Times of India Traders across the country have downed their shutters to join the protest against government's decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail. The impact of the strike has been visible in several cities. In some cities, shopkeepers took out marches demanding a rollback of the government move. In Maharashtra, around 35 lakh small and medium traders have kept their shops shut in response to the bandh. "We have received...
More »FDI protest: 35L traders down shutters in Maharashtra, response muted in Bihar
-The Times of India Shops and commercial establishments in many cities across the country have downed their shutters to protest government's decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail. However, the impact of the strike is varied from state to state. In Maharashtra, round 35 lakh small and medium traders have kept their shops shut in response to the bandh. "We have received good response for the bandh in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai...
More »Lokpal panel red rag for Anna
-The Telegraph The dissent-riven report of the parliamentary standing committee on the Lokpal bill is set to recommend exclusion of the Prime Minister from the proposed anti-graft authority’s ambit, a decision bound to intensify the government’s tussle with Team Anna. No consensus could be reached on the question of the Prime Minister’s inclusion at the last meeting of the committee. While most members felt that the country’s top executive office should not...
More »Group C government employees out of Lokpal's ambit
-The Economic Times After agreeing to inclusion of Group C government employees within the ambit of Lokpal, the standing committee on law and justice examining the bill recommended its exclusion from the proposed ombudsman's jurisdiction. The standing committee, which completed its work on Wednesday after deliberating on various points contained in the draft Lokpal bill, had asked BJP, Left and other members to submit their dissenting notes to the panel. Members, therefore, were...
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