New Delhi: The much talked about Lokpal Bill is expected to be brought again for consideration in the Rajya Sabha during the second phase of the Budget session of Parliament. "The bill is on the live register of the Rajya Sabha and it will now be taken up only in the second phase of the Budget session," an official said. The Budget session begins on March 12 with President Pratibha...
08:52 PM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission and the Union of India after Delhi BJP MLA Ravindra Nath Bansal approached the apex court for stay on elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi. The matter is listed for hearing on January 16. Bansal, in his petition, said, "According to the Constitution, Rajya Sabha elections should be held on proportional basis and at every...
03:36 PM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: A high level BJP delegation on Thursday submitted a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil demanding reconvening of Parliament session so that voting is conducted on the Lokpal Bill. The delegation, led by senior BJP Leader LK Advani and BJP President Nitin Gadkari, also registered an official protest over the Lokpal Bill fiasco that took place in the Rajya Sabha on December 29. Alleging that the Government ran away...
01:53 PM, Jan 05, 2012
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A pandal came up outside Ittooppu's tea stall. The year-end came as a bonus for the goat - three days of debate in Parliament on ...
09:59 PM, Jan 03, 2012
New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khurshid has favoured reaching out to the Opposition as also allies on the issue of Lokpal and other issues and dismissed suggestions that Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee was a 'difficult customer'. Even as the slugfest continued between the Congress and the BJP over the Lokpal Bill getting stuck in the Rajya Sabha, Khurshid said the government should reach out to the Opposition on a...
04:59 PM, Jan 03, 2012
New Delhi: A BJP delegation is expected to call on President Prathiba Patil on Tuesday to register an official protest over the Lokpal Bill fiasco that took place in the Rajya Sabha on December 29. The high-level delegation will be led by senior BJP leader LK Advani and party President Nitin Gadkari. The party will also launch a week-long nationwide protest against the Congress over the Lokpal issue. Alleging that...
08:33 AM, Jan 03, 2012
Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari said that the ruling party is committed to a strong Lokpal Bill. ...
04:57 PM, Jan 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday resumed trading charges on the Lokpal bill, holding each other responsible for the bill not being passed by parliament during its winter session. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari accused the BJP of playing "negative politics" and creating an atmosphere of mistrust in the country. "If BJP had supported the bill which the Lok Sabha had passed, the sky would not...
04:46 PM, Jan 02, 2012
New Delhi: The CPI(M), which has accused the UPA government of "subterfuge and sabotage" in not allowing voting on Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, on Monday said Trinamool Congress was part of the "orchestration" that helped the government. "They (Trinamool) have been running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. They should have opposed it in the Union Cabinet of which they are a part. They should have opposed...
03:47 PM, Jan 02, 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
New Delhi: Alleging that the Congress did not want the Lokpal Bill to be passed in the Rajya Sabha, the BJP on Sunday said it will launch a week-long campaign across the country to "expose" the ruling party. "There was no conviction by the UPA in Rajya Sabha for passing a strong Lokpal Bill and that is why people are disappointed. BJP will launch the 'Loktantra bachao, Congress hatao' (save...
06:21 PM, Jan 01, 2012
New Delhi: Parliament sat for a total of 73 days last year in three sessions but 258 of the 803 hours earmarked for business were lost due to disruptions over several issues, including price rise and corruption. According to a study by PRS Legislative Research, Lok Sabha is scheduled to sit for six hours a day and Rajya Sabha for five hours. It meant that the Lower House had 438...
10:15 AM, Jan 01, 2012
Kolkata: Former West Bengal Lokayukta Retired Justice Samaresh Banerjee said on Saturday that the Mamata Banerjee government reeked of hypocrisy when it came to the passage of the Lokpal Bill. The TMC supported the passage of the Bill in the Lok Sabha. However, the party took a complete U-turn in the Rajya Sabha and stalled the proceedings. The TMC refused to back the Lokpal in the Rajya Sabha saying that...
07:40 AM, Jan 01, 2012
Mumbai: The government Saturday expressed confidence that ally Trinamool Congress will come on board when the Lokpal Bill is taken up in the budget session of Parliament after accepting one or two of its amendments. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, however, indicated that the Trinamool's demand for deletion of provisions related to state Lokayuktas from the bill may not be easy to meet. He said the Trinamool Congress, a bitter...
08:00 PM, Dec 31, 2011
New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari, the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha is in the line of fire after the Lokpal fiasco on Thursday. The BJP indicated that it was unhappy with the way Ansari had conducted himself during the last few minutes of the session on Thursday when the Lokpal Bill was being discussed but restrained itself due to respect for the high office. However, sources now clarify that...
07:22 PM, Dec 31, 2011
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