Politics

A few India Against Corruption members were lathicharged outside the CM's residence on Sunday when they protested there.

Karat also said that the BJP was not doing the right thing by stalling Parliament on the CAG report on coal blocks allocation.

They also termed Manmohan Singh's statement on the issue as 'extremely defensive' and contained 'several distortions'.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that it was the media that incorrectly coined and attributed the 'zero loss' theory to him.

Modi also urged BJP women's wing to prevent Congress from coming to power in the poll-bound state.

Five cases were on Sunday registered against unknown persons for rioting and violating prohibitory orders.

The party, however, welcomed the group's political agitation, saying there was nothing wrong in it.

The CPI said the government must own up responsibility for the huge loss to the nation on the coal block allocation issue.

The former telecom minister said that the PM must be allowed to make a statement as nothing could be gained by stalling Parliament.

BJP leader Arun Jaitley said all NDA allies and the UPA allies have to decide if they are with corruption or against it.

Mamata said the Centre was contemplating framing a new land policy after her movement in Singur.

Sangma had resigned from NCP and unsuccessfully contested the Presidential poll against Pranab Mukherjee.

Vijay Mishra said that the money which his daughter gave to policemen was actually a loan taken from them.

Sangma's party will be called the National People's Party and as many as 13 NCP MLAs are likely to join it.

With the deadlock continuing between the govt and the BJP, the Lok Sabha and the Raja Sabha have been adjourned for three consecutive days.

Sonia Gandhi asked Congress MPs to go on the offensive on the coal blocks allocation issue.