3.25 pm The Congress-led UPA government won the approval of Parliament to allow FDI in multi-brand retail with a motion against it being defeated convincingly in Rajya Sabha, as the BSP voted in favour of UPA
123 members voted against the motion while 109 voted in favour after a two-day animated debate during which the Opposition attacked the proposal to allow 51% FDI in multi-brand retail, while the government strongly justified it saying it was in the best interest of the country
Reforms are on track: Kamal Nath
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath says the twin victory opens the way for financial sector reform bills to be taken up in Parliament next week
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Government wins retail FDI vote in Rajya Sabha
He said: In the following week we will bring more financial legislation on economic reforms”
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla says the vote of FDI exposed the myth that the government is in minority in Rajya Sabha and the Opposition has majority
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03.05 pm Opposition motion defeated in Rajya Sabha, UPA wins with 123 votes
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02.35 pm Voting begins in Rajya Sabha over FDI in retail
Govt needs 118 to win FDI vote
Samajwadi Party walks out of Rajya Sabha ahead of retail FDI vote
Anand Sharma questioned BJP's opposition to FDI in retail saying that when the party was in power, it had plans to allow FDI in retail up to the extent of 100%, which was countered vociferously by members from the BJP including Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley
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01.20 pm Voting on FDI to take place at 2:30 pm: Rajiv Shukla
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01.15 pm Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.30 pm
Heated response as Anand Sharma responds to NK Singh of the JDU. PJ Kurien, Deputy Chairperson appeals for calm|
The opposition is fear mongering, saying farmers will be finished. That is far from the truth: Aanand Sharma
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12.40 pm Commerce minister Anand Sharma says retail FDI policy made without any foreign influence
Discrepancies in post-harvest loss figures data, says Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley
Commerce, agriculture ministers have used contradicting data, alleges BJP
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12.15 pm The Lok Sabha has adjourned till 2 pm following an uproar over the non-procurement of paddy in UP and Bihar
Farmers' union gave written consent on retail FDI: Anand Sharma
Uproar in the Rajya Sabha over Anand Sharma's remarks that parties were consulted on multi-brand retail FDI
Wrote to Nitin Gadkari, why didn't he discuss it with his party: Anand Sharma
19 CMs have written back to me on retail FDI: Anand Sharma
Spoke to 14 chief ministers on retail FDI, says Anand Sharma
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11.30 am Commerce minister Anand Sharma will reply to the FDI debate in the Rajya Sabha
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10.20 am Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up all the nominated members ahead of the vote on FDI in multi-brand retail in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The voting will take place after 2 pm in the Rajya Sabha after the final debate on FDI.
TMC says the Congress is misusing CBI
CPI leader D. Raja says there is no consensus on retail FDI
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DAY 1: December 06
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On Thursday, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was assured of being home and dry in the Rajya Sabha debate on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, with the Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) shedding its tentativeness and announcing it was with the government on the issue.
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05.25 Former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu says the UPA government, which is in a minority, does not want a debate on the issue of FDI
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04.45 pm Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav says the party will walkout of the Rajya Sabha during voting on FDI
BSP had earlier announced support to UPA
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04:02 pm BSP on Board: Want to see impact in states implementing it: Mayawati
Only 1.2% Wal-mart staff above poverty line: Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M)
Ikea will force carpenters out of jobs: Yechury
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03:30 pm TMC's Derek O'Brien says, before FDI there should be infrastructure
FDI no more or less than Foreign Direct Instruction, O'Brien
This government needs to go, India deserves better, says O'Brien
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02.55 pm UPA Govt set to win FDI vote in Rajya Sabha with BSP's support
BSP will vote in favour of multi-brand retail FDI, says Mayawati
The BSP chief said her party took in consideration the fact that retail FDI will not be forced upon the states
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02.35 pm BSP will not go with communal forces, says Mayawati
BJP misused CBI to target me in Taj Corridor, DA case, says Mayawati
Mayawati: will show how BJP misused the CBI
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02.05 pm Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari stops Mayawati from quoting proceedings of Lok Sabha
BSP’s detractors always say we face a CBI threat, says Mayawati
BSP leader Mayawati’s comment on Sushma Swaraj created a pandemonium in the upper house
Sushma Swaraj's attack on BSP is a case of sour grapes, says Mayawati
BSP leader Mayawati rejects charges made by Sushma Swaraj against BSP in Lok Sabha
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1.25 pm Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley says FDI in retail can lead to legal tangles
BJP: Will cease to be manufacturing nation, if FDI is allowed
Arun Jaitley says reforms are needed in the manufacturing sector, but FDI will destroy the manufacturing sector in India. We will become a nation of sales boys and sales girls
Arun Jaitley: Will some western countries set parameters of economic policies in India? We were never against FDI but in which sectors it should come has to be looked at cautiously. The country has to decide that on the basis of loss and profit from FDI in each sector
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1.10 pm Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has voiced confidence that the FDI decision will get the approval in Rajya Sabha even as BSP chief Mayawati refused to specify the way her party would vote in the Upper House where a discussion on the issue began.
"I am confident about Rajya Sabha," Singh told reporters in Parliament House when asked whether he was confident of winning the vote in Rajya Sabha.
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12.55 pm Super middlemen like Walmart, Carrefour will replace small middlemen: Arun Jaitley
Arun Jaitley says FDI will eat up manufacturing jobs
Manufacturing will be the first to be affected by FDI, says Arun Jaitley
Every change is not a reform: BJP
The Leader of Opposition says the government is dependent on others and will have to pay a huge price for this. It is a costly support and every day, you will have to pay a price
Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley slams NCP for doublespeak on FDI
Arun Jaitley : After Lok Sabha figures, you are a lameduck government, even allies opposing retail FDI
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12.40 pm FDI will positively impact economy and common man: Congress
Congress cites Walmart's China example as good for India
Congress leader Ashwani Kumar says FDI will prevent post-harvest losses
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12.25 pm AIADMK: Even the PM had opposed FDI when he was in opposition
AIADMK: What brought a drastic change in PM's opinion?
Govt wrong in saying that FDI will create jobs, says AIADMK
Global retail joints not interested in small business
AIADMK: Oppose decision of minority UPA Govt to bring retail FDI
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12.10 pm The FDI debate in the Rajya Sabha begins. The UPA government is short of numbers and may lose the vote. The SP has already said it will not vote for FDI, the BSP is noncommittal.
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11.30 am In Rajya Sabha ,the debate of FDI in multi-brand retail is likely to begin at noon. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien called the FDI vote in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, 'match fixing.'
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On 05 December, aided by the absence of the Samajwadi Party ( SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP), the United Progressive Alliance government won the Lok Sabha vote on allowing foreign direct investment ( FDI) in multi-brand retail, besides the enabling rules under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema).
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Rajya Sabha
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How the numbers stack up
Total strength of the House 244
Halfway mark 122
UPA: Congress 70, DMK 7, National conference 2, RJD 2, NCP 7, LJP 1, BSP 15, SP 9, JMM 1, Nominated 10, Independent and others 7
NDA: BJP 49, Shiv sena 4, SAD 3, JD (U) 9
Left: CPI (M) 11, CPI 2, Forward Bloc 1
Rest: AIADMK 5, TMC 9, AGP 2, BJD 7, INDL 1, TDP 5, BPF 1, KC (M) 1, Mizo National Front 1, Nagaland people’s front 1, Sikkim Democratic front 1
** If SP abstains, the strength of the Rajya Sabha will be reduced to 235, bringing down the halfway mark to 118; UPA will sail through with 122 votes
** In the scenario of BSP abstaining, the strength will be down to 229, and the halfway mark to 115. In that case, UPA, which will already have 116 votes, will manage to scrape through
