12-03-2011, 04:14 AM
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Behind all these efforts, the government's parliament floor managers were working overtime to ensure that the Congress has its full strength of 207.
A vote on an adjournment motion in parliament is not a vote of no-confidence in the government and hence the government is not unnecessarily hassled, but it wants to avoid an embarrassment at a time when its stock is low on the corruption and inflation front.
The BJP, which has been in the forefront of disruption of parliament on the issue, will in all likelihood move the adjournment motion. It is unwilling to water down the content and has ignored the government's feelers to do so. The Left parties and several other non-UPA and non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties may go with the motion.
The Congress said "there was no question of roll back" of the government decision to allow 51 percent foreign equity in multi-brand retail.
Party spokesperson Raashid Alvi said the UPA allies were on board on the issue.
Source: IANS http://news.in.msn.com/business/article....id=5639701
Behind all these efforts, the government's parliament floor managers were working overtime to ensure that the Congress has its full strength of 207.
A vote on an adjournment motion in parliament is not a vote of no-confidence in the government and hence the government is not unnecessarily hassled, but it wants to avoid an embarrassment at a time when its stock is low on the corruption and inflation front.
The BJP, which has been in the forefront of disruption of parliament on the issue, will in all likelihood move the adjournment motion. It is unwilling to water down the content and has ignored the government's feelers to do so. The Left parties and several other non-UPA and non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties may go with the motion.
The Congress said "there was no question of roll back" of the government decision to allow 51 percent foreign equity in multi-brand retail.
Party spokesperson Raashid Alvi said the UPA allies were on board on the issue.
Source: IANS http://news.in.msn.com/business/article....id=5639701