Guwahati : Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 will not be passed in the Rajya Sabha even as he insisted that the Modi government is not going to come to power for a second time. The veteran politician, who quit the BJP last year, said this here while […]
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BSP, SP should have included Congress in UP alliance to finish the game: Yashwant Sinha
By Anand Singh and Prashant Sood New Delhi | Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha says the BSP and Samajwadi Party opposition unity against the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections is a “work in progress” but feels that the two parties should have included Congress in the alliance in Uttar Pradesh that would have […]
Modi government first in India’s history to manipulate data: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi | Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday hit out at the Modi government over non-disclosure of the the National Statistical Commission (NSC) report that claimed that the unemployment rate was at the highest in last 45 years and said that it was a “very serious” issue as it was for the first […]
Priyanka’s entry will strengthen Congress: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi : Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said here on Monday the entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra into active politics will strengthen the Congress and that she has already made an impact. “From all the reports that I am getting, it appears that she (Priyanka) has already had an impact on the electorate. She […]
‘Unconstitutional’ for government to present full Budget: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi : Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday said it will be “unconstitutional” on part of the Narendra Modi government to present a full-fledged Budget instead of a vote-on-account in an election year. “There are reports that this government is planning to present a full Budget this year as well as the Economic […]
Yashwant, Shourie to attend Mamata’s rally, Mayawati deputes Satish Mishra
Kolkata : Former Union Ministers Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha — who served in late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet, but are bitterly opposed to the Modi regime — will be part of the January 19 Brigade Rally convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here. Many opposition leaders are due […]
Upper caste reservation is ‘jumla’: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi : Former Union Finance Minister Yahswant Sinha on Monday dubbed as “jumla” (fake promise) the Modi governments move to approve 10 per cent reservation for economically backward upper castes in jobs and educational institutions. Sinha questioned the government’s intent citing legal complexities and paucity of time as the current session of Parliament is […]
SC moved seeking recall of verdict giving clean chit on Rafale
NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court was moved on Wednesday seeking a review of its verdict giving a clean chit to the government’s acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets in a ready to fly condition. The review petition moved by former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, journalist-turned-politician Arun Shourie and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan have sought […]
Modi obsessed with creating history everyday: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi : Modi is the kind of man who wants to do everything himself and who is obsessed with creating history everyday. If he can become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Timbuktu he would do so whether it is necessary and impactful or not, says former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha. There is […]
Mamata can be face of anti-BJP coalition after LS polls: Yashwant Sinha
Kolkata (3 Min Read) : Praising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Union Finance Minister Yashant Sinha on Sunday said she has all the qualities to be the face of a coalition that can be formed at the Centre if the incumbent Narendra Modi-led dispensation is defeated in the coming Lok Sabha polls. “She […]