-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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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 »Govt mulls tweaking LPG cylinder cap from 6 to 9
-The Indian Express The government may consider “minor adjustments” on the LPG cylinder cap in the wake of pressure from within the Congress and Trinamool Congress's decision to withdraw support to the UPA. Sources said while there is no question of rollback of the government's decision to put a cap on the number of subsidized cylinders, the government was ready for minor adjustments on it and can increase the total number of...
More »Food Minister KV Thomas writes to PM against LPG cap, diesel price hike
-CNN-IBN Food Minister KV Thomas has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against LPG cap and diesel price hike. “The decision to raise diesel price as well as to keep number of subsidised cooking cylinder at six a year will not go well with the middle class,” he said in the letter. He said the government should charge only Rs 50 extra for consumers seeking between 7 to 12 LPG cylinders per household...
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-The Indian Express On FDI in retail, BJP and CPM positions range from inconsistent to obstructionist The responses of the major political formations to economic reform seem to be situational. They champion investments and market-friendly measures when they are in office. When in the opposition, they take to the streets to oppose it. Shaken and stirred by the big bang of Manmohanomics 2.0, the Left and the Right plan to launch protests...
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