Mamata's letter to PM to protest Centre's unilateral decision -
Kolkata, Apr 11 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, protesting the Centre's "unilateral decision" not to pay central sales tax (CST) compensation to states for 2011-12.
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Get moving on NCTC -
Ashok Bhan, Indian Express
Cross-border terrorism has obliterated the traditional distinction between internal and external security. The constitutional division between aggression from outside to be dealt with by the Centre, and law and order by the states can’t be applied to dealing with terrorism of the cross-border variety. |
Badal accuses Centre of excessive centralization of powers -
Muktsar, Apr 6 - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today accused the Congress-led UPA government of adopting a policy "excessive centralization of powers and being bent on ruining the country socially, politically and economically.
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NCTC: Centre cannot proceed without consulting states, Jaya -
Chennai, Mar 21 - Sticking to her guns, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said the Centre cannot proceed on the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) without consulting Chief Ministers. "We don't think anything will proceed without consultations with the Chief Ministers and we will continue to press for what we feel is our legitimiate right," she told reporters here.
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Govt passes NCTC test in Rajya Sabha -
New Delhi, Mar 20 - Government today heaved a sigh of relief as amendments moved by opposition to the President's Address on NCTC were defeated in the Rajya Sabha, where UPA is in minority, with the help of SP and BSP while ally Trinamool Congress absented. |
Mamata meets PM, says NCTC worse than POTA, TADA -
New Delhi, Mar 19 - Dubbing the NCTC as worse than POTA and TADA, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convey her reservations over the counter terrorism provision. "The meeting was good," Banerjee said when asked by reporters after the discussions with the Prime Minister for the first time after the Dinesh Trivedi issue broke out.
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TMC, BSP abstain; SP votes with the UPA on NCTC -
CNN-IBN
In a huge relief to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, the amendments moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Left Front on the President's Address were defeated in the Lok Sabha after division of votes.
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Modi criticises Centre for 'abrupt ban' on cotton export -
Pune, Mar 18 - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today castigated the Centre for its "abrupt ban" on cotton export, saying that the decision had inflicted a whopping loss of Rs 15,000 crore on the Gujarat farmers.
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Jaya writes to PM on draft Dam Safety Bill 2010 -
Chennai, Mar 17 - Voicing her opposition to certain sub-clauses of the draft Dam Safety Bill 2010, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sought the Prime Minister's intervention as a standing committee had not addressed her government's apprehensions. Locked in a dispute with Kerala on the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Tamil Nadu is against the neighbouring state's stand on building a new reservoir to replace the existing 116-year-old structure. Kerala wants to dismantle it citing safety reasons, while Tamil Nadu insists it is strong.
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BJD supports NDA motion against NCTC -
Economic Times
In a move that could spell bad news for the Manmohan Singh government in the Rajya Sabha, the Biju Janata Dal has joined hands with BJP, JD(U) and the Shiromani Akali Dal in serving a joint notice against the inclusion of National Counter Terror Agency in the presidential address. |
