Rajkot: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday sounded the poll bugle in Gujarat that is already witnessing personal attacks on the leaders, claiming that only her party has the capability to provide a government which can take the state on the path of inclusive development. Sonia, who addressed an election rally in Rajkot, avoided taking on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who has alleged that the government spent hundreds of crores on her foreign trips and medical treatment abroad.
Keeping her speech confined to the issues in the state and the recent economic reforms measures, Sonia claimed that FDI in retail would benefit farmers and launched a full-fledged attack on Modi and his party, the BJP. She reassured the farmers about the entry of FDI, and promised that the FDI will help farmers get a playing-level field for their produce.
"Congress believes that progress of the country is possible only when the pace of development in villages is the same as that in the cities. Should the farmers not get the right amount for their produce? This is where FDI will play a crucial role, to give the farmers the right cost for their produce," she said while launching Congress's poll campaign in Gujarat while skipping any reference to Modi's attacks on her demanding details of expenses on her foreign travels.
"Whenever we have taken steps in the interest of the nation, there have been all kinds of attacks against us... Neither have we bothered earlier, nor
01:38 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Former Chief Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has said that the taxpayer has the right to know if his or her money is spent on politicians' travel. He said that while medical records are off the RTI ambit, expenses can be revealed. "It doesn't matter what the expense was for - travel, medical or for a party. If the taxpayers' money was used, citizens have a right to know," he said. ...
01:24 PM, Oct 03, 2012
The CIC on Wednesday replied to the RTI filed to seek information on UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's treatment expenses. In its reply, the CIC said that there is no record of any expenditure incurred by government on Sonia's treatment. Below is the full text of the letter: Central Information Commission, New Delhi Right to Information Act 2005 Under Section (19) Date of hearing: 3 May 2012 Date of decision: 3...
12:38 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: AICC spokesman Manish Tewari on Wednesday said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has malafide intentions. "The locus of Modi is malafide as he does not apply the same norms on himself. His office is not responding to the RTI filed," said Tewari. He said that Modi is trying to deflect the attention from main issues in Gujarat like economic problems in the state - 17 scams that...
11:49 AM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Expenses on foreign and domestic tours of central ministers and VVIPs rose by more than ten times to Rs 678.52 crore in 2011-12, up from Rs 56.16 crore in the previous year. The tour expenses increased from Rs 46.95 crore in the budget estimates of 2011-12 to Rs 499.89 crore in the revised estimates, due to payment dues to Air India for VVIP travels and maintenance of aircraft,...
04:18 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commision on Wednesday laid stress on strengthening election expenditure monitoring mechanism and asked polls officials to focus on training of its officials in this regard. On the concluding day of the two-day conference of chief electoral officials (CEOs), top EC officials asked the CEOs of states to tighten the election monitoring mechanism and train their officials for ensuring this. The top poll officials were asked to...
04:59 AM, Apr 12, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra's state Election Commission on Tuesday significantly enhanced the expense limits for the forthcoming civic, zila parishad and gram panchayat elections. The decision was announced by state election commissioner Neela Satyanarayan after she announced the schedules for the zila parishad and gram panchayat (Feb 7) and civic bodies poll (Februry 16), across the state. For the A-grade Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the expense limit has been hiked from Rs...
02:32 AM, Jan 04, 2012
Indore: Key member of Team Anna, Kiran Bedi, who is embroiled in a controversy related to over-charging host organisers for her air-travels, has agreed to return the excess amount to the local group 'Abhyas Mandal'. 'Abhyas Mandal' president Shivaji Mohite told, "We received an email from Bedi today saying that she would return the excess amount she had charged for air fare of her Indore visit." The former IPS officer...
12:04 AM, Oct 31, 2011
Melbourne: TV mogul Oprah Winfrey had grabbed headlines by gifting her 300-strong studio audience an all-expenses paid trip to Australia. But her gesture has caused a furore in the host country after it emerged that Australian taxpayers will foot the bill for the sojourn. Winfrey's audience clapped, cheered and some even cried when she kicked off the 25th and last season of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' by announcing a free...
01:43 PM, Sep 15, 2010
Chief treasury secretary David Laws had directed more than 40,000 pounds of taxpayers' money to his gay lover. ...
01:17 PM, May 30, 2010
Country's largest employer has little left to improve trains. ...
04:11 PM, Feb 24, 2010
The bill was paid despite rooms at the Madhya Pradesh Bhavan. ...
01:50 AM, Nov 06, 2009
Judges on official duty in Delhi entitled to stay in the Madhya Pradesh Bhawan. ...
01:46 PM, Nov 05, 2009
The actor loves gifting watches to family and friends. ...
03:06 PM, Jun 30, 2009
Scandal over lawmakers' excessive expenses claims may force him out. ...
02:48 PM, Jun 04, 2009
The global economic crisis has had a deep impact on the elderly in India. ...
05:49 PM, Feb 21, 2009
There are no dates when it comes to a financial checkup. ...
04:26 PM, Feb 20, 2009
Cit Journo Ashok Goel appeals to Chidambaram to upgrade the Rs 15,000 limit on tax exemptions on medical expenses ...
11:34 AM, Feb 14, 2007
In an important judgement, Supreme Court has held that demanding money by husband to meet domestic needs not dowry. ...
11:23 PM, Jan 07, 2007
