Mamata Banerjee On Fdi In Retail

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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...

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

  Ahead of the crucial Winter Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted a dinner for UPA leaders on Friday in a bid to firm up a joint strategy on various issues, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, which are likely to be raised by the Opposition.

• Government obliged to seek vote on FDI in retail, says opposition; DMK opts for 'suspense'

  FDI in retail to rock Parliament? BJP to unite opposition, ally DMK won't commit support

• 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)."

• Akhilesh Yadav slams FDI in retail, says Mulayam will decide on Mamata's invite

  His party may be keeping the government from collapsing in Delhi, but that didn't stop Akhilesh Yadav from a blistering attack today on the reforms in retail introduced recently by the Prime Minister.

• Mamata Banerjee to lead Trinamool protest against UPA reforms in Delhi today

  A day ahead of the Trinamool Congress' protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, former Railway Minister and party leader Mukul Roy warned the Centre that their agitation will spark a movement in the country against the UPA government's decisions to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, hike diesel prices and put a cap on ...

• Mamata Banerjee slams UPA, says loot is on in the name of reforms and aam admi

  Ahead of her party's demonstration in Delhi on Monday to protest against the UPA government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has hit out against the Centre saying that "looting is on in the name of aam admi and reforms".

• Congress Working Committee meets, backs PM's economic reforms

  The Congress has survived the crisis scripted by Mamata Banerjee, but the ruling party needs a canny political strategy to ensure that it is stable even as the government it leads steps up on reform measures like allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, which are unpopular with Opposition parties and existing allies alike. The part...

• US Ambassador Nancy Powell calls on Mamata Banerjee

  US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her Kolkata office today. The agenda for the meeting is not yet known.

• I can always hiss if can't bite: Mamata Banerjee

  A day after six of her six of her ministers quit the UPA government on FDI and other 'people' related issues, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said, "I can always hiss if I can't bite."

• PM to appear on TV soon, will explain FDI in retail, other economic reforms

  The PM will appear on television tonight with a 15-minute speech to explain the reforms that have hurtled his government into a minority. Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, the second-largest member of the PM's coalition, withdrew support this evening over the government's decision to increase diesel prices and open up the retail sector to forei...

• Mamata Banerjee out, but we have the numbers, says UPA after Mulayam Singh Yadav bail-out

  Mamata Banerjee's ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh around 4 pm today to resign from his government over the new reforms he cleared last week. They will then head to Rashtrapati Bhawan where they will formally withdraw their letter of support to the ruling UPA coalition in which Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress was the second-larges...