Union Cabinet on Monday, 7 January approved 10 percent reservation in jobs for economically backward upper castes, ANI reported.
As the Winter Session of Parliament nears its end, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday, addressed the media outside and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were answerable to the nation regarding allegations over the Rafale deal.
Sitharaman had concluded her speech by saying the Bofors scam had brought the Congress down, but the Rafale deal would bring PM Modi back to build a new India.
- Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman answered questions over the Rafale deal in Lok Sabha on 4 January
- On the same day, Rahul Gandhi said that if his party comes to power in 2019, a criminal investigation will be launched into the Rafale deal
- Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had suspended 21 MPs of AIADMK, TDP from the House for four days on 3 January
- The Winter Session of Parliament began on 11 December 2018 and will conclude on 8 January 2019
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Rajya Sabha Extends Winter Session by a Day
Rajya Sabha sitting extended by one more day till 9 January, reported ANI.
Cabinet Approves 10% Job Reservation For Economically Backward Upper Castes
Union Cabinet approved 10 percent reservation in jobs for economically backward upper castes, news agency ANI reported.
Rahul Gandhi Attacks Modi, Sitharaman Over Rafale
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, while addressing the media outside Parliament, said that PM Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were answerable to the nation regarding allegations over the Rafale deal.
“Today Nirmala Sitharaman lied in Parliament. I'm again requesting the defence minister and PM Modi to answer – Did Air Force and Defence ministry senior officers object to your interference in Rafale deal? Please answer in a ‘Yes’ or ‘No,’” he said.
“Defence Minister had earlier said that Rs 1 lakh crore were given to HAL, we challenged that, and today she said that Rs 26,570.80 crore were given to HAL, Nirmala Sitharaman ji lied in Parliament,” he added.