Opposition Protest On Notes Ban

The second anniversary of demonetisation triggered a full blown Twitter war between the BJP and the Opposition parties on Thursday. While the Opposition described it as a "disaster" the BJP said, it was a "stringent action against corruption". The Congress has called for a nationwide protest on Friday and the Trinamool said it will observe a 'Black...

On demonetisation anniversary today, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Gujarat's Surat as part of the opposition parties' "Black Day" protest. His visit is also significant as the state will go for assembly elections next month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a seven-minute film early on Wednesday morning that he said encapsulates "the benefits of demonetisation," also stating that "125 crore Indians fought a decisive battle and WON." A year ago today, the Prime Minister had suddenly banned high value notes yanking 86 per cent of the currency in circulation at the ti...

Opposition parties on Tuesday said they will observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the "ill-conceived and hasty" decision of the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes a year ago.

The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...

At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...

BJP veteran LK Advani has again expressed severe disappointment at the continuous disruption of Parliament, invoking the party's gold standard Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister. Mr Advani asked union home minister Rajnath Singh to speak to the opposition and try and restore order so that the Houses can run. If Mr Vajpayee had been in Parl...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top ministers ahead of parliament this morning, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made the explosive claim that he has information on "personal corruption" of the Prime Minister and alleged that he has been stopped from speaking in parliament because of that. The ruling BJP has called it a "joke" and ...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...

The government said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in parliament and ready to speak in a debate on the notes ban. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in parliament this morning and said, "I am here to speak, let's see if the government allows it." But the Lok Sabha was again adjourned till tomorrow, just over an hour after conv...

Bracing for a showdown in Parliament, the BJP and Congress have instructed their members in both Houses to ensure their presence for the remainder of the Winter session which resumes today. The issue of demonetisation has cast a shadow on the winter session of Parliament with the opposition parties protesting the governments move to scrap high-valu...

The logjam in Parliament over demonetisation issue continues as opposition parties continued their protest on 17th day of this session. Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which was a month old on Thursday.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government has budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which is one month old today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the notes ban on November 8 and the opposition has attacked the government since alleging that poor implementatio...

Both Houses of Parliament have witnessed constant disruptions as the opposition protests the Modi government's decision to ban 500 and 1000 rupee notes. The opposition has been persistent in its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must address the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on demonetisation. On his part, the Prime Minister has attended a few o...

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 13 days, but has not spoken yet.

The second anniversary of demonetisation triggered a full blown Twitter war between the BJP and the Opposition parties on Thursday. While the Opposition described it as a "disaster" the BJP said, it was a "stringent action against corruption". The Congress has called for a nationwide protest on Friday and the Trinamool said it will observe a 'Black...

On demonetisation anniversary today, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Gujarat's Surat as part of the opposition parties' "Black Day" protest. His visit is also significant as the state will go for assembly elections next month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a seven-minute film early on Wednesday morning that he said encapsulates "the benefits of demonetisation," also stating that "125 crore Indians fought a decisive battle and WON." A year ago today, the Prime Minister had suddenly banned high value notes yanking 86 per cent of the currency in circulation at the ti...

Opposition parties on Tuesday said they will observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the "ill-conceived and hasty" decision of the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes a year ago.

The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...

At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...

BJP veteran LK Advani has again expressed severe disappointment at the continuous disruption of Parliament, invoking the party's gold standard Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister. Mr Advani asked union home minister Rajnath Singh to speak to the opposition and try and restore order so that the Houses can run. If Mr Vajpayee had been in Parl...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top ministers ahead of parliament this morning, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made the explosive claim that he has information on "personal corruption" of the Prime Minister and alleged that he has been stopped from speaking in parliament because of that. The ruling BJP has called it a "joke" and ...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...

The government said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in parliament and ready to speak in a debate on the notes ban. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in parliament this morning and said, "I am here to speak, let's see if the government allows it." But the Lok Sabha was again adjourned till tomorrow, just over an hour after conv...

Bracing for a showdown in Parliament, the BJP and Congress have instructed their members in both Houses to ensure their presence for the remainder of the Winter session which resumes today. The issue of demonetisation has cast a shadow on the winter session of Parliament with the opposition parties protesting the governments move to scrap high-valu...

The logjam in Parliament over demonetisation issue continues as opposition parties continued their protest on 17th day of this session. Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which was a month old on Thursday.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government has budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which is one month old today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the notes ban on November 8 and the opposition has attacked the government since alleging that poor implementatio...

Both Houses of Parliament have witnessed constant disruptions as the opposition protests the Modi government's decision to ban 500 and 1000 rupee notes. The opposition has been persistent in its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must address the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on demonetisation. On his part, the Prime Minister has attended a few o...

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 13 days, but has not spoken yet.