Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday refused to add any fodder to the talk of him being the front-runner for the presidential candidate, saying he was himself “in the dark” over the issue that has hogged headlines back home.
Anna Hazare on Friday said Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi should be hanged if found “guilty” in connection with the controversial CD purportedly showing him in a compromising position with a woman.
As the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan hots up, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has shot down reports of him being in the contention. He has termed the reports as speculations.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Tuesday said he will not meet social activist Anna Hazare as long as he is surrounded by key aides Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kiran Bedi.
The Centre will respond as soon as possible on the demand for separate Telangana state, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
Railway minister Mukul Roy on Sunday said that 1.4 lakh people would be recruited in the railways next year.
A month after replacing Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister, Mukul Roy on Thursday told Parliament that he would take forward ‘Vision 2020′ outlined by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to take the railways to high growth and broaden the agenda of inclusive growth.
Taking a swipe at the Congress led UPA government at the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday charged it with neglecting the state, indicating that it was against her. “The Central government seems to think that Tamil Nadu should not be allowed to flourish as Jayalalithaa will grow into a major force if all her demands are met with,” she said.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s ultimatum notwithstanding, government on Monday expressed confidence that her party will be on board to ensure passage of the Budget and the Finance Bill for 2012-13 by May 8.
Amid talks of policy paralysis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke out on Saturday, saying there should be no witch hunt in the fight against corruption.
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