Budget Session Jpc

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  "Budget Of Rs 50 Lakh Crore Passed In 12 Minutes": Opposition Slams Centre

  Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Narendra Modi government of not walking the talk on democratic principles and causing disruptions in Parliament to divert attention from the Opposition's demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue.

• This is governance at its worst: Jaitley's scathing attack

  The BJP is making good on its promise to target the government and, in particular, the Prime Minister over the corruption that has grabbed the country's attention through a series of scams. Headlining that list is the 2G spectrum scam, estimated by the government's auditor to be worth up to 1.76 lakh crores.  "I have serious reservations about...

• Budget session: Prime Minister to make statement on JPC tomorrow?

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to make a statement on the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum scam in Parliament tomorrow and a resolution on the JPC will be moved on February 24.The development coincided with the Budget session of the Parliament taking off with a joint address by President Pratibha Patil to both House...

• Budget session begins today, BJP ready to attack

  The government has been hoping for a smoother Parliament session than the last after giving in to the Opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry into the 2G spectrum scam, but an aggressive Bharatiya Janata Party has upped the ante. It is all set to confront Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the floor of the House. The Bud...

• 2G spectrum scam: Parties now fight for JPC berths

  With just three days to go before the crucial budget session of Parliament begins, and with a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam now almost certain, the political focus has shifted to the composition of the JPC.The Centre seems to be veering around the demand by several Opposition parties to increase the strength of...

• 2G scam: JPC will lead to duplication in probe, Govt tells MPs

  Ahead of a key meeting to resolve the deadlock over a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe, the government today questioned the logic behind Opposition's demand saying it will only lead to duplication of probe into the 2G spectrum scam.Leader of the House and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought to drive home this point at a meeting of ind...

• 2G scam: CPI backs down on JPC demand

  While the Budget session of Parliament is all set to start in February, the big worry for the Government is that the Opposition protests could well paralyse Parliament all over again during the forthcoming session.However, in what could be a major reprieve at least for now, the Communist Party of India (CPI) has decided to withdraw its demand for a...

• Join Maoists if no faith in democracy: Pranab to Opposition

  On the continuing stalemate over 2G spectrum scam , Finance Minister and the Government's chief troubleshooter Pranab Mukherjee launched a scathing attack on the Opposition on Saturday.Speaking at a rally in Siliguri in West Bengal, Mr Mukherjee said "If the Opposition does not have faith in Parliamentary democracy they should join the Maoists."The...

• To blunt Opposition's attack, Govt plans to fast-track corruption cases

  Against the backdrop of an unrelenting Opposition targeting it over the issue of various scams, the government seems to have decided to set up an anti-corruption mechanism to fast-track corruption cases against public servants, including politicians.The modalities are being worked out at the highest levels of policy making and it may involve bringi...