Ordinance On Convicted Lawmakers

Rahul Gandhi Used Strong Words In 2013 Press Conference: Montek Ahluwalia

The now-defunct Planning Commission's former Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used "strong words" in 2013 while tearing up an ordinance on convicted lawmakers, but insisted then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did the right thing by not resigning.

Manmohan Singh Asked Me If He Should Resign In 2013: Montek Ahluwalia

After the Rahul Gandhi ordinance-trashing episode of 2013, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia whether he thought he should resign, the former deputy chairman of the now-defunct Planning Commission says.

Rahul Gandhi on ordinance outburst: 'No right time to speak the truth'

Rahul Gandhi today strongly defended his sharp public denouncement of the ordinance on convicted lawmakers, which embarrassed the PM, with a counter question for his critics: "Is there ever a right time to speak the truth?"

Advani crediting me on ordinance is speculation, says President Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee today described as speculation senior BJP leader LK Advani crediting him for the withdrawal of the ordinance on convicted lawmakers, saying he had nothing to do with the development.

LK Advani's blog on controversial ordinance: full text

Senior BJP leader LK Advani has said in his blog that the credit for the controversial ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers being killed goes to President Pranab Mukherjee and not Rahul Gandhi.

Cabinet 'unanimously' withdraws ordinance on convicted lawmakers

The government has decided to withdraw a controversial ordinance that protects convicted parliamentarians and triggered a furious critique from Rahul Gandhi last week, who described the policy as "nonsense."

UPA has a government which is not authoritative: Manish Tewari

Today, the government withdrew the ordinance that had been filed to overturn the Supreme Court verdict. The Supreme Court has said that MPs and state legislators will be disqualified from office if they are convicted in criminal cases.

Mulayam Singh Yadav's party disagrees with government's u-turn on ordinance

The government today withdrew a controversial ordinance to protect convicted law-makers, a decision driven largely by its vice-president Rahul Gandhi. An important ally, the Samajwadi Party, said it disagrees with the change in policy.

Cabinet withdraws ordinance on convicted lawmakers

In a short meeting this evening, the Union Cabinet has decided to withdraw the controversial ordinance on convicted parliamentarians that it had approved last week. The ordinance had triggered a furious critique from Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

At cabinet meeting, Sharad Pawar to question ordinance flip-flop, say sources

Some UPA allies are expected to seek an explanation at a cabinet meeting this evening on why the Congress-led government rushed a controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers only to do a u-turn.

Ordinance row: If I were in Prime Minister's place, I would have quit, says Parkash Singh Badal

A controversial ordinance that protects convicted parliamentarians and triggered a furious critique from Rahul Gandhi is likely to be withdrawn this evening by the cabinet. The Prime Minister has reportedly conveyed this decision in a meeting with afternoon with President Pranab Mukherjee, who had allegedly expressed grave reservations about the ...

Govt decisions on ordinance for convicted MPs with eye on elections: Akhilesh Yadav

As the ruling Congress backtracked on a controversial ordinance to protected convicted lawmakers, a leader of its ally Samajwadi Party said withdrawing the ordinance would be 'dangerous for democracy."

Ordinance on convicted MPs legally untenable, President had been told: sources

With the ruling Congress deciding to withdraw a controversial ordinance that allows convicted lawmakers to stay in office, President Pranab Mukherjee has been spared a tough decision that had him consulting top lawyers and ministers in a series of crucial meetings in the past week.

Cabinet withdraws ordinance on convicted lawmakers

Lalu jailed in fodder scam, now govt moves to withdraw ordinance on convicted netas

After Rahul Gandhi dismissed it as 'complete nonsense', the government is set to withdraw a controversial ordinance protecting convicted lawmakers, a move the BJP said was directed solely at saving ally Lalu Prasad Yadav from disqualification.