New Delhi: Holding the opposition's "disruptionary tactics" responsible for not allowing passage of the Food Security and Land Acquisition Bills in Parliament's Budget Session, the Congress on Saturday expressed its willingness for a special session if the other parties were agreed. Congress spokesperson PC Chacko also said that the party will take "disruptionary tactics" of the opposition to the people, alleging they had displayed "least inclination" towards passing pro-people legislations like the two bills.
He said the new Bill on land acquisition provides for better compensation to land owners and has provision for rehabilitation and resettlement. Chacko said Congress president Sonia Gandhi had spoken to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj as the UPA government wanted the opposition to realise benefits of the bills.
He said the Congress had never closed the option on resignation of union ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar, a demand vociferously raised by the opposition parties, and the reason for the latter part of the budget session's second half being washed out. Asked about the possibility of a special session to pass the two Bills, Chacko said the Congress was not against it.
"We are not against it and a session means that it should be a unanimous decision. We are ready to give one more opportunity to the opposition and if they are ready, we are ready to discuss," he said. "We believe that bills should have been passed and we want to pass this at the earliest opportunity. We
11:22 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: With the crucial Food Security Bill and Land Acquisition Bill still pending, sources say the government is mulling a Special Session of Parliament to get the bills passed. Reports also say the government is looking at the option of introducing an ordinance instead too. But the government had earlier denied any such move. Sources say that the Food Ministry is opposed to bringing an ordinance. The government may...
11:14 AM, May 14, 2013
After the brutal Delhi gangrape incident, the government faced pressure to come up with stringent anti-rape laws to curb sexual violence against women. The Justice JS Verma committee proposed certain amendments in the existing rape laws. The Home Ministry now has proposed a few changes in the ordinance. ...
09:06 AM, Mar 07, 2013
The government on Friday rejected the Opposition's demand to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss anti-rape laws, according to sources. The sources added that the discussion is likely to take place during the Budget Session. ...
02:37 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Amid demands by the Opposition for convening of a special session of Parliament to pass stringent laws on crime against women, the government on Monday said the decision could be taken after Justice Verma Committee, set up for the purpose, submits its recommendations. ...
06:50 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Bharatiya Janata Party national vice president Shanta Kumar here on Saturday called for convening special session of Parliament immediately to discuss the issues arising out of Delhi gangrape case. ...
10:54 PM, Dec 29, 2012
A three-day special session of the Andhra Pradesh legislature began on Friday to give statutory status to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribe sub-plan. ...
11:11 AM, Nov 30, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is keenly looking forward to attend the special session of Parliament on Sunday to mark 60th anniversary of its sitting. "Looking forward to visiting Parliament House tomorrow, after ages, to attend the 60th anniversary event," Abdullah tweeted on Saturday. "Am proud of having been a member for more than 10 of those 60 years of Parliament." Both the houses of parliament are...
03:02 AM, May 13, 2012
