Will not oppose demand for JPC probe into Adani issue for sake of Opposition unity, says Sharad Pawar
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said although his outfit does not agree with the demand of anti-BJP parties for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into allegations against the Adani group, it will not go against their stand for the sake of Opposition unity. The former Union minister had […]
Only JPC probe into Adani row can bring out truth: Congress
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday said no panel other than a joint parliamentary committee can bring out the truth in the Adani row and the industrialist’s relationship with the prime minister and asserted that it will raise the demand in Parliament when it meets again on March 13. Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh […]
Congress alleges WhatsApp indirectly controlled by BJP, demands JPC probe
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday once again attacked the Narendra Modi government nexus with Facebook’s WhatsApp saying it is allegedly being controlled indirectly by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter. The Congress also demanded that WhatsApp should not be given the permission for starting […]
India rules out JPC probe in Rafale deal
NEW DELHI: Bolstered by the Supreme Court of India verdict on the Rafale deal, the government on Friday ruled out the possibility of a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the contract and mounted a strident counter-attack on the Congress, saying the “deaf” will never hear an answer. At a joint press conference with Defence Minister […]
Left parties demand JPC probe into Rafale ‘scam’
NEW DELHI: Three Left parties on Tuesday demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Rafale “scam”, alleging that the “needle of suspicion points directly” towards Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation, in a joint statement, also extended […]
NCP backs demand for JPC probe into Rafale deal
PATNA: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday backed the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale deal and asked the Centre to come out with a “white paper” on the matter. NCP national general secretary Tariq Anwar said that the BJP, which was in the opposition in the 1980s, had […]
It is time PM, Arun Jaitley ‘stop lying’ on Rafale issue and call for JPC probe: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit back at Arun Jaitley on the Rafale issue, saying it is time the finance minister and the prime minister “stop lying” and call for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe for an “uncorrupted truth” to come out. He accused Jaitley of having the ability to spin […]