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BJP to blame for Lokpal bill not being passed: Congress
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Terming the conduct of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as 'obstructive' and 'negative', the Congress Friday blamed the opposition party and its allies for ensuring the Lokpal bill was not passed by the Rajya Sabha.
'Each act by th... More Government to consult poll panel on budget session
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In view of the assembly polls in five states early next year, the government will consult the Election Commission before deciding the schedule of the budget session.
The budget session usually begins in the third week of February, ... More Trinamool, RJD helped UPA sabotage Lokpal bill: Yechury
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Holding the government responsible for the Lokpal bill not being passed in the Rajya Sabha, the Communist party of India-Marxist accused the ruling UPA constituent Trinamool Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, which supports it from outside, of helpin... More Trinamool, RJD played along government strategy: Yechury
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury Friday accused the government of having a pre-conceived plan to create chaos in the Rajya Sabha during the Lokpal bill debate and blamed the Trinamool Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal of playing along.
... More Government had no intention to pass Lokpal bill: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing the government with having no intention to pass the Lokpal bill, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Friday said all the disturbances in the Rajya Sabha had been pre-planned.
Had the Lokpal bill been passed in the Rajya Sabha... More Lokpal bill in budget session: government
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Friday put up a brave face after it failed to get the Lokpal bill past the Rajya sabha, saying it would be brought in the budget session of parliament in March 2012.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K. Bansal, Law Mi... More Government wanted to avert defeat in Rajya Sabha: Congress
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Thursday decided not to press for passage of Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha after it realised that it had not been able to muster requisite numbers and wanting to avert a defeat ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls, Congress sources said.
... More Lokpal bill drowns in Rajya Sabha amid chaos
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The much-awaited vote on the Lokpal bill fizzled out in the Rajya Sabha amid chaos at midnight Thursday as the house was adjourned sine die, leaving the government and opposition members at each other's throats and the anti-corruption legislation's future... More Delay planned to escape vote: CPI
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday accused the government of planning the delay in Lokpal debate in Rajya Sabha to escape voting in the legislation.
'They (the government) delayed the debate deliberately till 12 (midnight)... More Government has lost right to continue in power, says BJP
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has lost its right to continue in office as it evaded the vote on the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha.
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