Venkaiah Naidu Land Bill

With the land ordinance allowed to lapse, the government's priority will now be to take up three other ordinance-related bills fast as Winter Session of Parliament begins on November 26.

The government will take a call on Parliament's Winter Session schedule after Bihar polls, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said.

Slamming the Congress for targeting the NDA government on the land Bill issue, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said the opposition party should think of what it did when it was in power "before criticising anything".

Though the Centre will consider the collective view of the Joint Parliament Commitee on the Land Bill, it is not ready to compromise on the basic purpose of the Act, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday.

After needling the government with his "suit-boot ki sarkar" barb, Rahul Gandhi has provoked an acerbic response for marking the government at "zero out of 10" in its policies for farmers.

Hitting back at the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's barbs, the government today said the party was trying to bat for the farmers' interests after "looting" them for 10 years as it insisted that it was committed to provide relief to those in distress.

In a speech replete with jibes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today took on the BJP government over the plight of farmers in the country, in his first speech in Parliament from the opposition benches.

Facing the Opposition heat over the land bill, BJP today went on the offensive with party President Amit Shah asking MPs to effectively counter "propaganda" against the government on it and highlight the schemes initiated for the welfare of farmers and poor.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.

With the land ordinance allowed to lapse, the government's priority will now be to take up three other ordinance-related bills fast as Winter Session of Parliament begins on November 26.

The government will take a call on Parliament's Winter Session schedule after Bihar polls, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said.

Slamming the Congress for targeting the NDA government on the land Bill issue, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said the opposition party should think of what it did when it was in power "before criticising anything".

Though the Centre will consider the collective view of the Joint Parliament Commitee on the Land Bill, it is not ready to compromise on the basic purpose of the Act, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday.

After needling the government with his "suit-boot ki sarkar" barb, Rahul Gandhi has provoked an acerbic response for marking the government at "zero out of 10" in its policies for farmers.

Hitting back at the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's barbs, the government today said the party was trying to bat for the farmers' interests after "looting" them for 10 years as it insisted that it was committed to provide relief to those in distress.

In a speech replete with jibes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today took on the BJP government over the plight of farmers in the country, in his first speech in Parliament from the opposition benches.

Facing the Opposition heat over the land bill, BJP today went on the offensive with party President Amit Shah asking MPs to effectively counter "propaganda" against the government on it and highlight the schemes initiated for the welfare of farmers and poor.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.