Opposition Attacks Govt

Lalu Yadav accused former partner and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of being "greedy for power," calling him a palturam (turncoat) who lacks political character. Mr Yadav has continuously attacked Mr Kumar since last week when the latter dissolved their partnership and chose the BJP as his new ally.

The government is under attack from the opposition over allegations that the Law Minister and senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office may have reviewed and altered a report submitted by the CBI to the Supreme Court on how coal fields were allocated to private firms between 2006 and 2009.

Ten days before the Budget session of Parliament begins, the opposition has been handed a new controversy to attack the Congress-led UPA government with and the BJP has quickly termed the Italian chopper deal now under a cloud as the "second Bofors scam".

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today said that Afzal Guru's execution had been long delayed and public opinion in the case eventually compelled the government to act.

Mamata Banerjee's plan to move a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh government in the Winter Session of Parliament has been met with wariness by other opposition parties like the Left and the BJP. Instead of throwing their weight behind the idea, the two fronts, which have been relentlessly attacking the UPA, have issued caution notice...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sharpened its attack on the UPA government in the coal block allocation scam. The principal Opposition party slammed the Congress for criticising the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).

More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen, opposition activists said.

Under fire from the Opposition over delay in carrying out the death sentence of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, the government today put the onus on President Pratibha Patil saying a decision on the issue has to be taken by her.

The BJP today raised the pitch of its battle against the Manmohan Singh government by declaring that it won't last its full term, as it had completely lost all credibility. Speaking after the two day national executive meet of the party's top leaders in New Delhi, Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said the BJP needs to be p...

Price rise debate: The Opposition has formally launched its attack on the government over the issue of price rise.

Against the backdrop of an unrelenting Opposition targeting it over the issue of various scams, the government seems to have decided to set up an anti-corruption mechanism to fast-track corruption cases against public servants, including politicians.The modalities are being worked out at the highest levels of policy making and it may involve bringi...

In Parliament today, the Opposition attacked the government over the handling of the Bhopal gas tragedy and its aftermath.Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj said the gas leak was a man made disaster, and that those responsible were allowed to get away."This is a case of corporate man slaughter. The government allowed this incident to happen, to...

The issue of alleged large-scale corruption in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) projects on Friday rocked Lok Sabha with the entire Opposition uniting to attack the government and accusing it of allowing "loot" of public money.Members of the BJP, JD(U), Left parties and Samajwadi Party targetted the government on the issue, with the Left demanding a Jo...

A united Opposition demanding answers to the phone-tapping scandal that came to light last week is expected to rock Parliament today.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) controversy lent itself to Parliament on Friday morning, with the Opposition using it to attack the government.

Lalu Yadav accused former partner and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of being "greedy for power," calling him a palturam (turncoat) who lacks political character. Mr Yadav has continuously attacked Mr Kumar since last week when the latter dissolved their partnership and chose the BJP as his new ally.

The government is under attack from the opposition over allegations that the Law Minister and senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office may have reviewed and altered a report submitted by the CBI to the Supreme Court on how coal fields were allocated to private firms between 2006 and 2009.

Ten days before the Budget session of Parliament begins, the opposition has been handed a new controversy to attack the Congress-led UPA government with and the BJP has quickly termed the Italian chopper deal now under a cloud as the "second Bofors scam".

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today said that Afzal Guru's execution had been long delayed and public opinion in the case eventually compelled the government to act.

Mamata Banerjee's plan to move a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh government in the Winter Session of Parliament has been met with wariness by other opposition parties like the Left and the BJP. Instead of throwing their weight behind the idea, the two fronts, which have been relentlessly attacking the UPA, have issued caution notice...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sharpened its attack on the UPA government in the coal block allocation scam. The principal Opposition party slammed the Congress for criticising the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).

More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen, opposition activists said.

Under fire from the Opposition over delay in carrying out the death sentence of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, the government today put the onus on President Pratibha Patil saying a decision on the issue has to be taken by her.

The BJP today raised the pitch of its battle against the Manmohan Singh government by declaring that it won't last its full term, as it had completely lost all credibility. Speaking after the two day national executive meet of the party's top leaders in New Delhi, Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said the BJP needs to be p...

Price rise debate: The Opposition has formally launched its attack on the government over the issue of price rise.

Against the backdrop of an unrelenting Opposition targeting it over the issue of various scams, the government seems to have decided to set up an anti-corruption mechanism to fast-track corruption cases against public servants, including politicians.The modalities are being worked out at the highest levels of policy making and it may involve bringi...

In Parliament today, the Opposition attacked the government over the handling of the Bhopal gas tragedy and its aftermath.Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj said the gas leak was a man made disaster, and that those responsible were allowed to get away."This is a case of corporate man slaughter. The government allowed this incident to happen, to...

The issue of alleged large-scale corruption in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) projects on Friday rocked Lok Sabha with the entire Opposition uniting to attack the government and accusing it of allowing "loot" of public money.Members of the BJP, JD(U), Left parties and Samajwadi Party targetted the government on the issue, with the Left demanding a Jo...

A united Opposition demanding answers to the phone-tapping scandal that came to light last week is expected to rock Parliament today.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) controversy lent itself to Parliament on Friday morning, with the Opposition using it to attack the government.