Debate On Women Reservation Bill: Smriti Irani Attacks Sonia Gandhi In Lok Sabha

Launching an attack on Sonia Gandhi, Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that the Congress leader clarified in her speech earlier in the day that the 73rd and 74th Amendment to the Constitution were not done by a specific (Gandhi) family but by the Narasimha Rao government.....

 

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Parliament Was Being Claimed As Waqf Property: Rijiju Slams UPA For Making Provisions 'overriding' Other Laws

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday bashed the previous UPA government for de-notifying 123 properties and handing them over to the Delhi Waqf Board. Defending the necessity of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, he said that without this legislation, even the Parliament premises could have been claimed as Waqf property.....

 

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Rs 8,040 Cr Loan Given To Mallya In 2004, Declared NPA In 2009

Loans totaling over Rs 8,000 crore were given to absconding industrialist Vijay Mallya during the tenure of the previous UPA government at the Centre, Parliament was informed on Friday.....

 

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Political Vendetta, Says Former Minister Of Charges In Coal Scam Case

Former Union Coal Minister Dilip Ray claimed on Wednesday he was a victim of 'political vendetta' by the then UPA government, after a special CBI court framed charges against him for his alleged involvement in coal block allocation case. ....

 

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