Anand Sharma
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Govt is misleading country on GST, the bill is actually not ready: Congress
National | Dec 19, 2015, 02:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress leader Anand Sharma today said that his party is ready to support the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill but the government is not ready with the legislation.Speaking at the 88th Annual
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Hope govt has registered our concern on GST: Congress
National | Nov 27, 2015, 11:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress tonight struck a cautious note after the first ever discussions with the government to thrash out a solution on the GST bill which the Centre is keen to pass in the current
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'Authoritarian' PM Modi embarrassing India: Congress
National | Nov 13, 2015, 04:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his repeated claim abroad that he had restored the country's credibility.Calling him 'authoritarian', Congress leader Anand Sharma said, "We completely reject his claim
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Pakistan using Hurriyat to sabotage NSA talks: Congress
National | Aug 22, 2015, 08:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Pakistan was using Hurriyat to sabotage the national security adviser-level talks with India."It is very clear. Pakistan diverted attention from the two major terrorist attacks. Pakistan and its
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No purpose of holding talks sans tangible deliverables: Congress
National | Aug 22, 2015, 03:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Alleging lack of sincerity on part of Pakistan, Congress today said there is “no purpose” of going ahead with the NSA-level talks unless there are tangible deliverables.“We would advise the government... unless there
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Congress demands Arun Jaitley's apology over Rajya Sabha remark
National | Aug 19, 2015, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today demanded an apology from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for raking up the role of Rajya Sabha in stalling government's reforms agenda, insisting "redefining" Constitution and Parliament cannot be allowed."The Finance Minister
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Congress hits back, says Modi arrogant, obdurate
National | Aug 02, 2015, 09:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: After being accused by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for causing a parliamentary logjam for two weeks, the Congress hit back on Sunday, saying the blame lies with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Congress would insist on forced accountability in Parliament: Anand Sharma
National | Jul 07, 2015, 11:04 AM ISTNew York: Asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence over the Lalit Modi controversy, a senior Congress leader has said that the principled opposition party would insist on "forced accountability" during the upcoming
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Congress high-level committee on GST Bill meets
National | Jun 11, 2015, 07:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the Goods and Services Tax Bill set to come up in the monsoon session of parliament next month, Congress has set up a high-level committee to take an "informed position" on the
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi played "partisan politics": Congress
National | Jun 08, 2015, 10:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of playing “partisan politics” by not taking with him the Chief Ministers of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya and told him that he does not represent
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RSS functionaries in every ministry, alleges Sharma
National | Jun 01, 2015, 11:17 PM ISTBengaluru: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday alleged that RSS functionaries are "posted" in the office of every Minister and members in the Narendra Modi ministry are not an "independent entity"."....It is RSS which
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Rafale deal: Congress fires fresh salvo at Modi govt
National | May 24, 2015, 04:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today kept up its attack on the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale deal with France and questioned why the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd was kept out of the agreement for the
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Not opposed to black money bill but scrutiny necessary: Congress
National | May 11, 2015, 09:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today said the party was not opposed to the black money bill but pitched for referring it to the Standing Committee when it is taken up in Rajya Sabha claiming that it
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Rajya Sabha disrupted over demands for Gadkari's resignation
National | May 09, 2015, 07:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted by repeated adjournments today following uproar by Congress, demanding the resignation of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari following a CAG report alleging irregularities involving loan extended to his family-linked
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RS panel to revisit report on accessing of Jaitley's call data
National | May 07, 2015, 01:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha will revisit its report which said that unauthorised access of call data records of Arun Jaitley in 2013 was not a breach of privilege and consider enlarging
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Moga molestation issue forces RS to adjourn twice
National | May 05, 2015, 01:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Opposition led by Congress today forced two adjournments in Rajya Sabha demanding discussion over death of a teenaged girl in Moga in Punjab after being allegedly molested and thrown off a bus owned
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Congress slams Haryana Minister for calling farmers 'cowards'
National | Apr 30, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Opposition Congress today attacked a Haryana Minister for reportedly calling farmers committing suicide "cowards" and sought to know what action the Prime Minister proposed to take."This is a serious issue...A Haryana government minister
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Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over 'scam India' remark of PM Modi
National | Apr 28, 2015, 02:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Rajya Sabha witnessed a ruckus on Tuesday over comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent three-nation tour.The house saw both treasury and opposition benches raise the pitch, necessitating three adjournments
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Modi's remarks in bad taste, lower dignity of PM's office: Congress
National | Apr 16, 2015, 05:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks in Canada about the “mess” left behind by others, saying they were in “poor taste” coming on foreign soil and show
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Government ready for improvements in land bill: Venkaiah
India | Mar 23, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTHyderabad: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said the NDA government was ready for a nation-wide debate on land acquisition bill and to make improvements if the opposition makes constructive suggestions.Claiming that it