Kalmadi And Parliament

• I'm still well-connected and highly influential: Suresh Kalmadi

  Expressing his willingness to contest during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, tainted Member of Parliament (MP) Suresh Kalmadi said he was still had contacts and political connections to influence city.

• Kalmadi, who claimed dementia, lectures defence committee

  Suresh Kalmadi, who cited dementia while asking for bail last year, attended a meeting of Parliament's Defence Consultative Committee. The 30-member committee is headed by Defence Minister AK Antony ; it has MPs from different parties from the Lok Sabha and Rajya SAbha. Their job is to supervise the long-term plans of the Defence Ministry.

• CWG mess: BJP now targets Sonia

  There is war over the Commonwealth Games and the report of the government's auditor on it. In Parliament, where heated words were exchanged between the Opposition and the Treasury benches in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouting slogans against Congress president Sonia Gandhi alleging that she had a role in appoi...

• CWG mess: Parliament stalled as Govt mounts 'Save Sheila' operation

  The explosive Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games dominated Parliament today with the Opposition demanding the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Mrs Dikshit, the report finds, cost the government hundreds of crores through mismanagement.

• CWG fiasco: BJP to take on Govt over auditor's report

  A day before Parliament resumes, BJP top leaders met today to discuss the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games held in Delhi last October.

• CAG report blames Sheila for losses, PMO for endorsing Kalmadi

  A report on the Commonwealth Games has been tabled in Parliament, placing Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the line of fire. The report, 800 pages long, is the work of the government's auditor, and gives Mrs Dikshit a failing grade largely on account of the massive over-expenditure for the Games.

• Who made Kalmadi chairman? Many denials, mystery deepens

  Suresh Kalmadi may not be in Parliament on account of being in jail, but he was very much the central player in Parliament today. Sports Minister Ajay Maken attempted to explain in the Lok Sabha just how Mr Kalmadi ended up as the man in charge of organizing the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in September 2010.

• Day 2 of Monsoon Session: Price rise, Kalmadi stall Parliament

  The second day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament again witnessed some stormy scenes, and both the Houses were adjourned till tomorrow.

• Government will not fall without you: Court to Kalmadi

  Suresh Kalmadi received a terse response to his request to be allowed to attend Parliament next week. A Delhi High Court judge told the MP, currently in Tihar Jail, "There is no such important issue going to take place in Parliament that if you (Kalmadi) do not attend the session, then the government will fall."Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also said ...

• Why does Kalmadi want to attend Parliament, asks High Court

  Suresh Kalmadi has approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to attend Parliament. The Congress MP and sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief is currently lodged in Tihar Jail. The Monsoon Session of Parliament begins next week. Yesterday, he withdrew a similar petition from a trial court.

• Congress in pink-slip mode, Chavan and Kalmadi sacked

  Hours ahead of the winter session of Parliament, the Congress is in pink-slip mode, sacking both the Maharashtra Chief Minister and Suresh Kalmadi who are embroiled in scams that have been very publicly exposed.Kalmadi has been fired as Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Secretary. As Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee, he was ...