Mamata Banerjee Fdi

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  World Going Green, Low Returns In Coal: Mamata Banerjee Asks PM To Rethink FDI

  Allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coal sector would neither bring competent returns nor new technology, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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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.

• Not just a rollback on FDI, Trinamool also wants a bigger room in Parliament

  The Trinamool Congress has a new problem to protest about. Party MPs are sitting on a dharna outside Parliament, which convenes for the Winter Session today, demanding a big enough room to hold meetings.

• 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.

• Lok Sabha likely to take up Trinamool's no-confidence motion against Government

  Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has formally moved a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh Government in the Lok Sabha.

• 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.

• Isolated Mamata Banerjee looks to Left for face-saver on no-confidence motion

  Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said she is willing to support even a Left-sponsored no-confidence motion on the issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail. "I am ready to talk to any party on no-confidence motion. If the Left brings no-confidence, Trinamool is ready to support it. If CPI brings no-confidence, Trinamool is re...

• 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.

• Left won't back Mamata Banerjee's no-trust vote; defeat would send 'wrong signals', says Prakash Karat

  The CPI(M) has rejected Trinamool Congress' appeal for backing their no-confidence motion against the UPA government. Making their stand categorical, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat told NDTV, in an exclusive interview, that the motion was not going to carry through as Mamata Banerjee simply didn't have the numbers. According to rules, at le...

• Mamata's no-trust vote on FDI likely to fall flat; BJP wary, Left won't back

  Mamata Banerjee's plan to move a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh government in the winter session of Parliament is heading towards a no-show, with most of the opposition eyeing it warily. She needs 50 MPs to even move the motion in the Lok Sabha; her Trinamool Congress has only 19.