Cong for special Parliament session if there is unanimity

Gandhi made a "fervent plea" to the NDA and other opposition parties to come together and clear the passage of the Food Security and the Land Acquisition bills, saying these were "non-partisan" issues affecting the lives of millions of people and this was not ...

"Congress is shedding crocodile tears and is not answering any of the questions on corruption raised by the Opposition," BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman told reporters here. Image for representation only. Reuters She was responding to a question ...

New Delhi, May 17: BJP today hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that Opposition is responsible for failure to pass the Food Security Bill and insisted that government should amend its "half-hearted" draft by emulating ...

_ The Congress has finally decided to bite the bullet on the Food Security Bill. Highly placed sources in the party confirmed to Mail Today that the senior leadership is planning to call a special session of Parliament to pass the Food Security ...

The second part of the Budget Session ended two days ahead of schedule after both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Wednesday afternoon following Opposition's demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Law Minister ...

Food Security Bill during the monsoon session. BJP "stalled" Parliament proceedings and prevented adoption of legislations like Food Security Bill, Land Acquisition

The government will in next 10-15 days decide on issuing an Ordinance or convening a special session of Parliament for passage of the UPA government's ambitious National Food Security Bill. Food Minister K V Thomas said besides Ordinance and special session of Parliament, the option before the government is also to issue an executive order to bring into effect some of the key provisions of the bill. Food bill, which is dubbed as the world's largest social welfare programme, aims to give legal ...

The Government may convene a special session of Parliament to ensure passage of the National Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011. A core committee meeting of the Congress on Friday is learned to ...

Jaipur, May 16 : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today regretted the Opposition BJP's move of obstructing for political reasons, the passage of the Food Security Bill in Parliament and hinted that the same would be promulgated through an ordinance.