New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A sharp political exchange broke out between the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the demand for a discussion on the escalating situation in West Asia, with both sides accusing each other of disrupting the functioning of the house.The row erupted as the opposition pressed for an immediate debate on the ongoing conflict in West Asia, while the ruling alliance insisted that the house first take up the no-confidence motion against Lo…
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the reported India–US trade understanding, with senior leaders alleging that the proposed arrangement is “one-sided”, detrimental to farmers, and amounts to yielding under pressure rather than securing a balanced deal.Speaking to IANS, Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh warned that the agreement would lead to immediate liberalisation of imports while offering uncertain export…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari submitted an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, seeking a discussion on the USA–India Joint Statement on the Interim Trade Agreement and concerns over the purchase of Russian oil.This is the third time Tewari has submitted an adjournment motion regarding the issue.India and the US reached a trade deal on February 2, following a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump. On February 7, both countrie…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday once again submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the recently announced India-US trade deal. Tewari urged the House to suspend the Question Hour, Zero Hour and all other listed business to take up what he called an urgent matter of grave public importance, the India-US trade agreement.In his notice, he referred to a statement reportedly issued by the President of the United States claiming th…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) As India and the United States have agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will slash its tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent, Congress on Wednesday slammed the government and said that under the name of a trade deal, it has mortgaged the entire Indian economy. Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat said, “They will explain this after Trump speaks. These things were supposed to come earlier. I am talking about the country’s farmers, they have been mortgag…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned five minutes after reconvening on Wednesday amid the constant ruckus created by the Opposition MPs. Speaker Om Birla urged the Opposition benches to let the Question House proceed; however, the MPs continued with their sloganeering. The House was subsequently adjourned till noon.Earlier in the day, Congress MP Manish Tewari submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the India-US trade agreement. Ind…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, seeking a discussion on the India-US trade agreement.India and the US reached a trade deal on Monday (February 2), following a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump.”I move that this House do suspend Question Hour, Zero Hour and all other listed business of the day to take up an urgent matter of grave public importance, namely the reported s…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress MP from Chandigarh and former Union Minister Manish Tewari on Tuesday questioned the Central government regarding a potential agricultural trade agreement with the US.Speaking to the media here, Tewari noted that statements coming from the US “indicated that India’s agricultural market is being opened to American agricultural products, which could create a highly worrying situation for the country’s farming sector”. He said that the US Agriculture Secretary B…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth Union Budget in Parliament, Opposition leaders on Sunday expressed strong disappointment over its provisions, contending that it fails to bring relief or happiness to the lives of ordinary citizens, as farmers, unemployed youth, and the common people have been largely neglected, and several states and key sectors ignored. Interacting with reporters, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said: “Nothing was mentioned about Ker…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday retained the post of the Mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, with its councillor Saurabh Joshi getting elected in a three-cornered contest by securing 18 votes in a House of 36. He is the last mayor as the corporation’s five-year tenure is ending in December.BJP councillor Suman Sharma was elected as the Deputy Mayor, while the party’s Jasmanpreet Singh was elected as Senior Deputy Mayor, both receiving 18 votes each.The BJP succeeded …