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BJP shows commitment to pass Lokpal Bill

Chennai/ New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday stated that the Lokpal bill is not between two individuals and is now a matter of the parliament, adding that the party is committed towards passing the bill. Addressing mediapersons in Chennai, party spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said that the party will see what amendments has central government made in the bill. Meanwhile, talking about government formation in Delhi, Sitharaman also added that chief of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal, should focus on core issues. Dec 16, 2013
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Women protesters whistle at Mulayam Singh Yadav against sexist remark

New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Women activists and students began a whistling campaign in New Delhi on Monday against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to protest against a controversial jibe and his continuing opposition to women's representation in the Parliament. Dec 16, 2013
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Kiran Bedi slams Kejriwal over disapproval on Lokpal, says he is misguiding public

Ralegan-Siddhi, Dec 15 (ANI): After AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal said that Anna Hazare is misguided about the amended Lokpal Bill, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi slammed him and said that Kejriwal is misguiding the people. Bedi said that there are people around Anna who have done proper research on the bill and that these people are well educated and not illiterate and that there is no chance of any mis-conception in Anna's mind. She also said that Kejriwal's issue is with the Parliament and not Anna and so he should stop commenting on Hazare. Dec 15, 2013
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Satisfied with amended Lokpal, wont end hunger strike till it gets passed: Anna Hazare Part - 2

Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Entering sixth day of his hunger strike, Social Activist Anna Hazare said that he is satisfied with the amended Lokpal Bill and also paid gratitude to the ruling government for the same. He also said that he won’t end the hunger strike unless the bill gets passed by both the houses of the Parliament. He also stressed on the importance of the bill getting passed in the ongoing session of the Parliament. Talking about AAP Convener Arving Kejriwal’s disapproval on the proposed bill, Hazare said that if he is not satisfied, he should struggle and bring the changes he desire to bring. Dec 15, 2013
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Satisfied with amended Lokpal, wont end hunger strike till it gets passed: Anna Hazare Part - 1

Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Entering sixth day of his hunger strike, Social Activist Anna Hazare said that he is satisfied with the amended Lokpal Bill and also paid gratitude to the ruling government for the same. He also said that he won’t end the hunger strike unless the bill gets passed by both the houses of the Parliament. He also stressed on the importance of the bill getting passed in the ongoing session of the Parliament. Talking about AAP Convener Arving Kejriwal’s disapproval on the proposed bill, Hazare said that if he is not satisfied, he should struggle and bring the changes he desire to bring. Dec 15, 2013
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Congress in disarray over general election due by May

Mumbai, Dec 14 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said he is not sure of a ‘solid majority in the Parliament’ in the general elections after the ruling Congress suffered a bruising defeat in state assembly polls in four key states. Chidambaram was speaking in a panel discussion at 20th anniversary of National Stock Exchange (NSE) (December 14) in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai. Dec 14, 2013
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Nation remembers martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, political leaders on Friday paid homage to those who had lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament House terrorist attack. Vice President M. Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley and several other leaders offered floral tributes to the martyrs at a solemn ceremony in New Delhi. It was on this day in 2001, heavily armed-terrorists infiltrated the Parliament House and began firing their weapons during the time of Parliament session. Eleven persons including five policemen were killed during the attack. Dec 13, 2013
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SP will oppose Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha: Naresh Agarwal

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): The stage is set for a fresh round of argument on the highly publicized Lokpal bill in Parliament on Friday. Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs V Narayanasamy will move the Bill in the Rajya Sabha for consideration today. The BJP has insisted that the Bill is not diluted and that the key recommendations of a select committee, while redrafting the Bill, be accepted. Meanwhile, the Samajwadi party has made it clear that it would oppose the Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Dec 13, 2013
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BJP questions over AP & FAM in budget sheet of AgustaWestland deal

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): BJP is all set to stonewall any attempt by the government to curtail the Winter Session of Parliament taking the UPA government under pressure in connection with the alleged kickbacks paid in the AgustaWestland deal. BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that the use of initials, ‘AP’ and ‘FAM’ allegedly of Indian politicians in the budget sheet of the deal raises suspicions. He said that the party will nail the ruling Congress party and this will be supposedly the last nail in the coffin of the ‘corrupt government’. Dec 13, 2013
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