Imphal: Five non-Congress parties have formed People's Democratic Front (PDF) to fight the January 28 Manipur Assembly elections. The parties are Manipur Peoples Party (MPP), National Congress Party (NCP), Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and CPI-M, MPP President Nimaichand Luwang told reporters in Imphal on Tuesday. Announcing a list of 30 PDF candidates for the 60-member Assembly in the first phase, Luwang said while MPP would fight for...
01:10 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Patna: RJD on Monday vowed to continue opposing the government's current Lokpal Bill that "lacked provisions" for reservation and sought to bring the Prime Minister within its ambit. "The RJD will continue to oppose the current Lokpal Bill that lacks provisions for reservation. We also seek to bring the Prime Minister within its ambit in letter and spirit," party Rajya Sabha MPs Ramkripal Yadav and Rajniti Prasad and state president...
10:17 PM, Jan 01, 2012
Imphal: Two major political parties in Manipur on Saturday said they would soon announce the names of their candidates for the January 28 Assembly polls in the state. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaikhangam told media persons that the party's election committee would meet on January 2 to shortlist the party candidates for the forthcoming polls. He said more than 166 aspirants had submitted their nomination forms for contesting the...
09:37 PM, Dec 31, 2011
New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament in February, the government is set to refine and redraft the Lokpal Bill in order to address the concerns of allies, especially on the issue of Lokayuktas in states and control of CBI. The government will use the time in January to reach out particularly to Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress, which holds the key in the Rajya Sabha. Sources...
10:28 AM, Dec 31, 2011
New Delhi: A day after the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die, Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasamy on Friday said the the government will try to reintroduce the Lokpal Bill in the Budget Session of Parliament. Narayanasamy also blamed the Opposition and said it was BJP's attempt to murder democracy. "BJP is trying to fix the blame on us, but it was them who did this drama, This...
10:59 AM, Dec 30, 2011
New Delhi: RJD MP Rajniti Prasad tore some papers, threw it in the well of the House and shouted slogans protesting against the Lokpal Bill. His party colleague Ramkripal Yadav also protested against the Bill. "It was a spontaneous act not planned. It will benefit everyone. I tore the bill because I felt it was not a good bill. I wasn't helping the government, if it was so I wouldnt...
06:29 AM, Dec 30, 2011
New Delhi: Key UPA ally Trinamool Congress on Thursday night termed the developments in the Rajya Sabha while debating the Lokpal Bill as 'orchestrated chaos' and a 'black day' for democracy. TMC leader Derek O' Brien said that the Congress is responsible for the ruckus over the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. He said that the Government could have handled the situation in a better way. "The developments are...
12:19 AM, Dec 30, 2011
New Delhi: There has been high drama in the Rajya Sabha after the debate on the Lokpa Bill ended when MPs belonging to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Samajwadi Party started shouting slogans and protested against the Lokpal Bill. RJD MP Rajniti Prasad tore some papers, threw it in the well of the House and shouted slogans protesting against the Lokpal Bill. His party colleague Ramkripal Yadav also protested...
11:39 PM, Dec 29, 2011
The passage of the Lokpal Bill in this session is unlikely as the session is only till December 29. ...
10:03 PM, Dec 29, 2011
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday debated the Lokpal Bill that was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. ...
09:36 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday debated the Lokpal bill that was passed by the Lok Sabha two days ago. Here are some of the quotes - Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley: "If you are creating history, let us not create bad history. We will be leaving a lot of task for the next generation to do. Let us create an institution which is constitutionally...
08:21 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: Amid government's last ditch efforts to enlist support for Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday met leaders of parties like BSP and RJD to persuade them to give up their opposition. Mukherjee, along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister PK Bansal and HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, held meetings with BSP leader Satish C Mishra and RJD chief Lalu Prasad as the debate was underway in...
08:16 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: Opposing the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi said Parliament may not remain supreme if the Lokpal Bill will be passed. Joshi said, "Laws can't make country corruption free, it is the mind set of the people which needs to be changed to irradiate corruption." Joshi further said that individual ego should not force Parliament to pass the Bill. ...
06:40 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: A day after Anna Hazare called off his agitations on Lokpal, Team Anna on Thursday admitted that his fast did not create the desired pressure on government and said there was no point in passing this "completely useless" bill. The Core Committee of Team Anna will be meeting in Ralegan Siddhi on January two and three to decide on the future course of action as Hazare abruptly announced...
06:28 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: Opposing the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) made it clear that it will not support any 'tampering' with the federal structure of the country. The TMC leader in Rajya Sabha Sukhendu Roy said, "Many legal experts have already expressed their views before Standing Committee that bringing this Bill will be unconstitutional and anti federal." While addressing the Rajya Sabha Roy said...
05:45 PM, Dec 29, 2011
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