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Opposition demands tighter security for the election
Opposition demanded greater security, including a bulletproof car for the presidential candidate Nawaz Sharif, a former Prime Minister, as the Pakistan election campaign begins on February 18.
The demand takes place after the murder of another presidential candidate Benazir Bhutto causing incumbent President Pervez Musharraf to move the January 8 election for another month. Opposition however contested the postponement of the election and believes Musharraf is making a ploy to increase his support.
Editor Najam Sethi of Pakistan’s Daily Times noted that postponing election signifies government weakness making the election loose its credibility.
State to probe YSR, Naidu assets
WithTelugu Desam Party President N Chandrababu Naidu accepting the gauntile thrown by chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, the state government on Thursday said it would institute an enquiry by aretired high court judge to probe the assets of both the chief minister and the opposition leader.
The TDP supremo, during his public meetings in the state, charged that Rajasekhara Reddy was earning Rs one crore every hour from kickbacks.Responding to the change, the chief minister challenged Naidu to a probe into the assets of both of them. Naidu accepted the challenge on wednesday following which the state announced the probe.
Rahul not a PM candidate
Despite the hype around his appointment as a Congress genral secretary, the arty appears reluctant to project Rahul Gandhi as a prime ministerial candidate.
Asked specifically if the party had any plans to show him as the man for the top slot. Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan on Wednesday parried a direct reply and said that Rahul would be “on the forefront to galvanise the youth power of the country”.Asked about BJP president Rajnath Singh’ son being appointed the party youth wing chief in UP,
Natarajan said there was no comparison really.The first test of Rahul’s handling of YC affairs would be on October 2 when it organises a programme across the country to observe the centenary of Mahatma satyagraha and declaration of his birth anniversary as international day of non violence.
Keshava Rao quits as PCC president
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Keshava Rao on Monday announced his decision to quit from his post to facilitate an “absolutely impartial” inquiry into the shooting of real estate dealer Prasanth Reddy for which his son has been taken into custody. Dr. Rao who conveyed his intention to the Congress high command on Monday announced at a press conference that he had taken the decision to avoid scope for criticism that his continuance as PCC president would “cast an undue influence” on the investigating authorities. The resignation of Dr. Rao comes barely six weeks before the completion of his three-year term towards the end of October. Earlier in the day, Dr. Rao informed Chief Minister’s political adviser K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao about his decision to quit. The matter was then taken to notice of AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh who left to Dr. Rao to decide whether to continue in …
One lakh each for one crore Woman
One crore woman in the State will be extended loan of Rs.1 lakh each under the ‘Pavala vaddi’ scheme and by doing this the Government’s endeavour is to make woman self reliant, Chief Miniser Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy said on Wednesday. The TD Government had extended loans to woman at 12.50 per cent, but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had reduced the interest rate to 9 per cent, he said at a public meeting after inaugurating the Rajiv Gruha Kalpa housing colony of 1,248 apartments in Putlampalle here. However, the State Government was giving the loans at 3 per cent interest and bearing the remaining interest.
The Government proposed to disburse Rs.300 crores as loans to DWCRA groups in Kadapa district in the next two years. Interest burden on privite loan of Rs.1 crore was Rs.36 lakhss underthe ‘pavala Vaddi’ schema, the Chief Minister said.
Dr.Rajasekhara Reddy said he would distribute house site pattas …
No JPC on nuclear deal, says Pranab
“Ready for debate in Rajya Sabha today”
There was no meeting ground in sight on the nuclear deal, with the National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday sticking to its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee and the government rejecting it as being against all parliamentary rules and not in conformity with the Constitutions. At, the same time, the government indicated that it was ready to debate the deal in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, several days earlier than planned, and in the Lok Sabha on September 10.
After Parliament was repeatedly disrupted by the NDA, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met the leaders of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, L. K. Advani and Jaswant Singh. The BJP leaders reiterated their demand, and Mr. Mukherjee firmly said there was no question of the Government conceding it. He had already rejected it on the floor of the Lok Sabha.
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CPM backs govt on RIL pricing
Gas row: CPM backs govt on RIL pricing
The state government, which has been feeling the heart of the CPM movement for land distribution to the landless, on Tuesday got unexpected support from the Marxists-albeit indirectly – on its stand regarding pricing of gas to be produced by the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) from the Krishna-Godavari basin. The CPM Politburo on Tuesday asked the Center to reject RIL’s “artificially inflated” price. The party asserted that pricing of natural resources such as gas should not be left to market forces and sought the intervention of the empowered committee of ministers. With this resolution the knotty matter will become more difficult to untie, what with the government hanging on the support of the Left parties.
It may be recalled that CM Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had so far written over 23 letters to the Center and has been insisting that …
TDP & BJP accuses Congress of misusing official machinery
Failure to vist Hyderabad and call on the twin blast victims’kin
The Telugu Desham Party and BJP have accused the Congress of ‘misusing’ official machinery for UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s visit and faulted her for failing to call on the twin blast victims family members and also the injured. Launching a broadside against Ms.Gandhi, TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu said it was unfortunate that she skipped a visit Hyderabad where law and order was at its worst. From a truly international city known for attracting investments, today nobody wants to come here as it was no ranger safe, he said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Media adviser Sanjaya Baru himself admitted that the city had lost 5,000 jobs because a MNC preferred to set up shop in Kuala Lumpur, the TDP chief said. He accused Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy of ‘misusing authority’ for the visit of Ms. Gandhi though she …
Renegotiate deal of United States Hyde Act
Seeks law to counter Hyde Act
Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha L. K. Advani on Sunday urged the United Progressive Alliance(UPA) government to bring in legislation to counter the provisions of the United States’ Hyde Act and protect the country’s autonomy.Talking to media persons here, he said that by signing the nuclear deal with the United States, India had become a party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT) even without signing it.The government should renegotiate the deal as its provisions amounted to imposing curbs on the country’s independence. The BJP was opposing the deal on account of national interest but the left parties were opposing the deal on account of national interest but the Left parties were opposing if due to their anti-Americanism, which was relevant only during the Cold War, he said. On the proposed committee to look into the Left parties’ concerns, he said a joint parliamentary …
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