Mamata Banerjee And Fdi

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  Foreign Direct Investment Will Kill Indian Brands, Says Mamata Banerjee

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today reiterated that her government will continue to oppose foreign direct investment in various sectors, including pharmaceutical and agriculture, as it will "kill the Indian brands".

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  Trinamool to Oppose Bill on FDI in Parliament: Mamata Banerjee

  Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party would oppose any attempt to pass the Bill in Parliament to raise FDI cap in insurance sector to 49 per cent and will be vocal against the BJP-led government over communal violence.

• FDI vote: UPA in minority, says Mamata Banerjee

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the vote in Lok Sabha on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail proved that the UPA government was in a minority and demanded fresh general election.

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  Govt wins FDI vote in Lok Sabha with Mulayam, Mayawati's help

  After two days of stormy debate, lawmakers in the Lok Sabha voted in favour of the government's big policy decision to open up the country's highly-protected retail industry to foreign chains such as Walmart. 471 of the Lok Sabha's 545 members voted; 253 MPs voted against the BJP motion that challenged the policy and 218 voted for it.

• Trinamool's no-trust motion not accepted in Lok Sabha due to lack of numbers

  Mamata Banerjee's bid to move a No-Confidence Motion against the Manmohan Singh government that she quit two months ago flopped today. Expectedly. The Trinamool Congress could not get 50 MPs to support its motion in the Lok Sabha and the Speaker disallowed it.

• FDI row: Parliament paralysed on Day1 of winter session; govt calls for all-party meet on Monday

  With battlelines drawn on the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue, a belligerent opposition has forced repeated adjournment of both Houses. Rajya Sabha has now been adjourned for the day and Lok Sabha is scheduled to reconvene at 2 pm.

• Government ready for Opposition's challenge on FDI: PM

  The government is "fully prepared" to counter the opposition onslaught in parliament over the FDI issue and is confident of the support of its allies, including those who supported UPA-I.

• No-confidence motion: Jayalalithaa keeps Mamata Banerjee waiting

  Adopting a wait and watch approach, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said her party's stand on Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's proposed no-confidence motion against the UPA Government would be decided based on numbers.

• Mamata Banerjee's no-trust vote: BJP tight-lipped on strategy

  The BJP is meeting today to plan action for the Winter Session of Parliament and while it will discuss Mamata Banerjee's offer to move a No-Confidence Motion against the Manmohan Singh government, sources say it is unlikely to support it.

• Govt talks tough on FDI; Mamata's 'no trust move' gets no eager takers

  Mamata Banerjee's plan to move a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh government in the Winter Session of Parliament has been met with wariness by other opposition parties like the Left and the BJP. Instead of throwing their weight behind the idea, the two fronts, which have been relentlessly attacking the UPA, have issued caution notice...

• Debate but no vote on FDI: What PM may pitch at BJP dinner

  Ahead of what promises to be a stormy winter session in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is reaching out to the Opposition. The PM will meet top BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and LK Advani at a dinner meeting tonight. This comes a day after a dinner hosted by the PM where the Congress consulted its allies on its strategy for stee...

• Big bang reforms 2: Mamata Banerjee pushes for no-confidence motion against govt

  Mamata Banerjee is furious with the latest set of reforms that the Centre pushed last evening and has said she will meet the President with "an appeal to oust the UPA-II minority government". The Trinamool Congress chief said she would move a no-confidence motion against the government she plunged into a minority last month with her walkout and has...

• Big reforms again: Cabinet clears FDI in insurance, pension

  In a second round of bold and politically contentious reforms, the Cabinet has cleared proposals to allow more Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in the insurance and pension sectors.

• Govt lying, looting the country: Mamata Banerjee on Facebook

  As the government readies to make another reforms push this evening, Mamata Banerjee has accused it of lying and looting the country. On her Facebook page, the West Bengal Chief Minister has said, "In the name of reforms, loot chalche loot (the country is being looted). To suppress it, jhoot chalche jhoot (the government is lying to the country)."

• Cabinet likely to approve pension, insurance bills: 10-point cheat sheet

  The government is all set for its next round of big-ticket reforms; the Cabinet is expected to approve a proposal today to hike the cap on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent and to open up the pension sector to FDI. If okayed, these will be brought in Parliament in the Winter Session in December ...