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03:15 PM, Dec 04, 2012
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02:54 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj has initiated a debate on FDI in retail in the House. The debate is being carried out under rule 184, which allows voting. ...
02:15 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
The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday stalled the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha demanding release of "innocent" Muslim youth arrested on false terror charges across the country. ...
11:50 AM, Dec 04, 2012
The Trinamool Congresas will vote against FDI in retail in Parliament, said TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee. Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party has hinted at bailing out the government even as it has not revealed its stand yet. The party may either vote in favour of the government or abstain from voting. ...
10:57 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Even as the Samajwadi Party has hinted at bailing out the government during a vote on FDI in retail, it has yet not made its stand clear. Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said that there can be relief for the government if it does not implement FDI in all states. "Government will clarify its position if they want to satisfy people that it won't be implemented all over, then...
09:41 AM, Dec 04, 2012
The Lok Sabha is set to debate FDI in retail on Tuesday and will vote on the issue on Wednesday. The Rajya Sabha will debate FDI on Thursday and Friday. While the government seems to have the numbers in the Lok Sabha, in the Rajya Sabha, FDI may see a Lokpal-like fate. ...
08:56 AM, Dec 04, 2012
It is a huge day for Parliament as the Lok Sabha is set to enter into a debate on Tuesday on FDI in multi-brand retail. The debate will be carried out under rule 184, which allows voting. The Congress is putting up a brave front saying it's confident that it has the numbers and can pull through this. ...
07:45 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Speaking to CNN-IBN, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat said that the Left was confident of the government losing the vote in Parliament over FDI in retail. He also said that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath is wrong to suggest that FEMA amendements can be tabled and approved by one House only. ...
03:24 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday continued the suspense over her stand on FDI in retail saying though it will affect small retailers and farmers adversely, it can be tried in Congress-ruled states first. She said she was against the idea of FDI as of now, but did not want to be seen supporting communal forces. ...
01:40 PM, Dec 03, 2012
A day before the Lok Sabha debates FDI in retail, there seems to be a new twist in the tale. Sources say there is a big possibility that Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati may prevent any discussion on FDI in the Rajya Sabha by insisting on the passage of the promotion quota bill first. ...
11:17 AM, Dec 03, 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
Congress MP Rajiv Shukla apologised in the Rajya Sabha on behalf of party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for his animal remark. Mani Shankar Aiyar sparked controversy by comparing Opposition MPs with animals. During a discussion on Parliament deadlock over FDI on IBN7, Aiyar said, "There is a decent and respectable way to express one's point of view. This behaviour of the MPs reminds me of animals screaming in a well."...
01:05 PM, Nov 30, 2012
The debate on FDI in multi-brand retail under rule 168 that entails voting will take place in the Rajya Sabha on December 6 and 7. This comes after the government agreed to a vote on FDI in retail in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. ...
11:30 AM, Nov 30, 2012
Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were washed out for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday after uproar over issues of FDI in retail and quota for SCs/STs in promotions in government jobs. As the House met for the day, BJP members led by Venkaiah Naidu and Ravi Shankar Prasad were on their feet along with others, raising the demand for holding a discussion on FDI in multi-brand retail under a...
03:55 PM, Nov 29, 2012
In a discomforting news to the government, the Samajwadi Party on Thursday said it will vote against FDI in the Rajya Sabha where UPA does not have majority on its own. "We will vote against FDI in Rajya Sabha if the government brings it there," SP leader in the Upper House Ramgopal Yadav told reporters in New Delhi. ...
03:49 PM, Nov 29, 2012
The government has agreed to a vote on FDI in retail in the Rajya Sabha also. The debate will take place under rule 168 that entails voting in Rajya Sabha. But the Samawadi Party is giving the government jitters with the party leader in the Rajya Sabha, Ram Gopal Yadav, saying the party will vote against FDI in retail in the upper house. "We will vote against the government in...
01:37 PM, Nov 29, 2012
The deadlock over FDI in retail came to an end in Lok Sabha on Thursday as the Speaker fixed the date for a debate and vote on the issue which will take place on December 4 and December 5. 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....
01:17 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on Thursday convened a meeting of leaders of all parties to find a solution to the House impasse on the opposition demand for a discussion on FDI in retail with voting provision. ...
12:28 PM, Nov 29, 2012
