Price Rise Debate In Parliament

Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman, responding to the debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha today, gave an account of all the parameters to assess the economy, said there is no chance of the country going into recession or stagflation

A Trinamool MP stood up in Lok Sabha, flashed a raw brinjal and then took a bite out of it during a discussion on the issue of price rise, underscoring that high gas prices are making cooking prohibitively expensive for the poor.

The Opposition is likely to demand a discussion on the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme in Parliament next week after the debate on price rise is taken up in both the Houses, sources said Sunday.

First two weeks of Monsoon Session have been badly affected as Opposition kept demanding debate on inflation by suspending all other business

The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at 10.02 am, minutes after Question Hour began - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The Upper House then got adjourned three more times before calling it a day in the...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, interrupted by opposition MPs during a debate on the soaring prices of onion in parliament on Wednesday, quipped that she "doesn't eat onions much" and belongs to a family that has little use for the kitchen staple.

After being seen with his eyes closed during a rigorous debate in parliament and then being photographed hugging a woman embroiled in several criminal cases in Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi is expected today to speak on behalf of his party in the Lok Sabha about the steep increase in prices, especially that of pulses or dal.

The sparring between the new government and its predecessor hit a new low today with the ruling BJP alleging that Rahul Gandhi was sleeping during a debate on price rise.

On the first day of its first Budget session, the new Narendra Modi government confronted an Opposition united in its attack over the rising cost of essentials. In the Lok Sabha, the government and Opposition are locked in battle over how to debate the issue.

In a spirited defence of the government in the price-rise debate in Parliament, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that it was wrong to blame the government for inflation. Mr Mukherjee said the government was taking adequate measures to check inflation.

Price rise, debate, parliament, inflation, Sushma Swaraj

The Opposition got down to business today, challenging the government to explain why it has not been able to control rising prices.

Post Question Hour in Parliament today, the Opposition will formally launch its attack against the government on the issue of rising prices. In the Lok Sabha, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha will move a motion against the government. After extensive negotiations yesterday, the government agreed that the debate will be followed by a vote.The resolution on...

In both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition was on its feet with a fusillade targeting the government for its inability to reign in prices intertwined with its unwillingness to allow a vote on the issue. That meant by lunch, both houses were adjourned for the day.  What the Opposition wants is a discussion on price rise followed ...

Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman, responding to the debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha today, gave an account of all the parameters to assess the economy, said there is no chance of the country going into recession or stagflation

A Trinamool MP stood up in Lok Sabha, flashed a raw brinjal and then took a bite out of it during a discussion on the issue of price rise, underscoring that high gas prices are making cooking prohibitively expensive for the poor.

The Opposition is likely to demand a discussion on the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme in Parliament next week after the debate on price rise is taken up in both the Houses, sources said Sunday.

First two weeks of Monsoon Session have been badly affected as Opposition kept demanding debate on inflation by suspending all other business

The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at 10.02 am, minutes after Question Hour began - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The Upper House then got adjourned three more times before calling it a day in the...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, interrupted by opposition MPs during a debate on the soaring prices of onion in parliament on Wednesday, quipped that she "doesn't eat onions much" and belongs to a family that has little use for the kitchen staple.

After being seen with his eyes closed during a rigorous debate in parliament and then being photographed hugging a woman embroiled in several criminal cases in Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi is expected today to speak on behalf of his party in the Lok Sabha about the steep increase in prices, especially that of pulses or dal.

The sparring between the new government and its predecessor hit a new low today with the ruling BJP alleging that Rahul Gandhi was sleeping during a debate on price rise.

On the first day of its first Budget session, the new Narendra Modi government confronted an Opposition united in its attack over the rising cost of essentials. In the Lok Sabha, the government and Opposition are locked in battle over how to debate the issue.

In a spirited defence of the government in the price-rise debate in Parliament, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that it was wrong to blame the government for inflation. Mr Mukherjee said the government was taking adequate measures to check inflation.

Price rise, debate, parliament, inflation, Sushma Swaraj

The Opposition got down to business today, challenging the government to explain why it has not been able to control rising prices.

Post Question Hour in Parliament today, the Opposition will formally launch its attack against the government on the issue of rising prices. In the Lok Sabha, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha will move a motion against the government. After extensive negotiations yesterday, the government agreed that the debate will be followed by a vote.The resolution on...

In both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition was on its feet with a fusillade targeting the government for its inability to reign in prices intertwined with its unwillingness to allow a vote on the issue. That meant by lunch, both houses were adjourned for the day.  What the Opposition wants is a discussion on price rise followed ...