Buoyed by the victory on the foreign direct investment (FDI) issue in Parliament, the government on Friday said it would bring more bills in coming weeks for ushering in economic reforms. "Certainly, we are going to bring in more legislation in coming weeks in Parliament (financial bills) and we will be engaging all political parties on it," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told reporters. The Minister was asked if approval...
05:29 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said reforms were on track after the UPA won the voting on FDI in retail in the Rajya Sabha, getting the support of 123 MPs. Refuting BJP's charge that UPA used the CBI to get Mayawati's support, Kamal Nath said, "Mayawati voted with BJP on nuclear deal earlier, then BJP did not raise the CBI issue. Now when they vote against BJP, BJP accuses of ...
04:00 PM, Dec 07, 2012
The UPA government won the vote on FDI in retail in the Rajya Sabha as well getting 123 votes in its favour. While the UPA got the support of 123 MPs, 109 MPs voted against it and one MP abstained. ...
03:52 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Union Minister Kamal Nath talks about Mayawati's decision to support the UPA on FDI in retail in the Rajya Sabha. ...
11:45 PM, Dec 06, 2012
BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday declared that her party will support the UPA government on FDI vote in the Rajya Sabha. "The government's proposal on FDI has some loopholes but the plus point for the current FDI policy of Central government is that states won't be forced to implement it," said Mayawati. ...
02:53 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Changing its strategy, the Congress is now appealing to all parties to form a united secular front and vote for the government on FDI in retail in the Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said, "It is an opportunity for parties like BJD and TMC to show their secular credentials and vote for the government." ...
11:14 AM, Dec 05, 2012
Keeping Congress on tenterhooks on their strategy during the crucial FDI vote on Wednesday, eight party MPs from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday boycotted a meeting called by party floor leaders in Parliament to seek their assurances on participation in the debate. ...
12:19 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Expressing confidence that the motion against FDI will be defeated in Parliament, the government on Tuesday hoped that parties will see through the "politics" of BJP and vote accordingly. ...
11:59 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has assured that the UPA has the numbers to pass FDI in retail and said that the Opposition is largely in favour of passing other crucial reforms like the Insurance and Pension bills, albeit with some amendments. ...
08:08 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath says he is confident that the government will overcome the test of numbers in Parliament over FDI in retail next week. ...
07:16 AM, Dec 02, 2012
The Lok Sabha functioned for the first time this winter session on Thursday after the Speaker took the decision to allow discussion on FDI in retail under rule 184 that entails voting. Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj said the opposition will let the House function since the government had agreed to a debate and vote on FDI in retail under rule 184. The date and time of the discussion...
11:56 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, Home Minister and Leader of the House Sushil Kumar Shinde and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj met Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Thursday morning on FDI in multi-brand retail. The Speaker is likely to announce the date for a discussion on FDI on Thursday. ...
10:52 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath met Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley on Wednesday on in an attempt to break the deadlock in Parliament over FDI in multi-brand retail. Congress MP Rajiv Shukla was also present at the meeting. ...
01:15 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Parliament will not convene on Wednesday owing to Guru Nanak Jayanthi, but the four-day long deadlock over the FDI issue seems to have ended. This as the UPA has agreed for a vote on FDI. The Opposition led by the BJP has been demanding for a vote for the past one week. ...
08:40 AM, Nov 28, 2012
The government is prepared for voting on FDI in multi-brand retail in Parliament as it does not want a washout the winter session even though many UPA constituents are not in favour of the move. Sources say that the UPA government wants to put up a brave front over the issue by showing that it is not running away from voting. ...
06:36 PM, Nov 27, 2012
While Parliament continues to remain stalled, the UPA is putting up a united front on FDI in multi-brand retail. After the UPA coordination committee meet on Tuesday in New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said the decision on FDI vote will be taken by the Speaker. He said that the sense of the House was not for voting, but a discussion on FDI, which will be conveyed to the...
02:56 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Friday said that the allegations by CAG principal auditor RP Singh against its 2G report will be discussed in Parliament. ...
10:50 AM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi of the BJP on Friday refuted charges by ex-CAG audit officer RP Singh that he had influenced the agency's report on 2G spectrum, saying that they were baseless. Speaking to reporters, Joshi said that the government was merely trying to defame CAG. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, ex-CAG principal auditor RP Singh had alleged that the CAG's 2G report had been...
10:40 AM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: With major Opposition parties like BJP and the Left demanding discussion on FDI in retail under rules that entail voting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has convened a meeting of all party leaders of both Houses of Parliament on Monday to discuss the issue. "The Parliamentary Affairs Minister informed us in the Rajya Sabha Business Advisory Committee (BAC) that he will convene an all-party meeting on Monday. He...
04:30 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called an all-party meeting on Wednesday to chalk out an agenda for Parliament's smooth functioning during the winter session. The speaker will also urge the leaders to ensure smooth functioning of the lower house of Parliament given the fact that 13 out the 20 working days in the previous monsoon session were lost to disruptions by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over...
06:31 AM, Nov 21, 2012
