New Delhi:
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Left's Sitaram Yechury and D Raja said that they want a vote on FDI in Parliament. Here are the highlights:
Sitaram Yechury:
- We want winter session to function
- Left wants vote on FDI in Parliament
- Want the government to understand reality
- All the principal states from which the Congress has a large number of seats are in crisis
- To cut their losses, they may go in for early elections
- But none of us are forcing early elections
- No matter when the elections happen, we will perform better in Bengal
- Mamata Banerjee's real face has been exposed in front of the people. There have been incidents of police firing, atrocities against women
- On Rahul Gandhi: They had handed over charge earlier, we think a formal announcement was made
- On 2G scam: For 122 licences, the government of India earned little over Rs 9000 crore. For 22 circles auctioned the government has already earned more
- The government and corporates both have vested interest in keeping prices are low - this has been an act of connivance
- The government, it suits them well, to say see there has been no corruption
D Raja:- Appeal to all parties to take a similar stand to protect country's interests