Politics

The meeting was part of a series of interactions with party MPs from the various states.

An all-party meeting earlier in the day failed to break the deadlock in the face of opposition demand to send the Bill to a select committee.

The committee will be headed by Dr Raj Kumar, Director, AIIMS Rishikesh, and hold its first meeting on August 4, the minister stated.

Rahul and Sonia were summoned by a Delhi court in June.

Pappu Yadav, who represents Bihar's Madhepura, was demanding a reply from Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the UPSC controversy.

Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal United have come together after almost 20 years to fight a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar.

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has said she will take a decision on the issue of Leader of Opposition within the next four days after going through the rules and Attorney General's letter on the matter.

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh demanded a probe by an investigating agency into the episode saying it was a serious matter.

Manmohan Singh also refused to be drawn into the Katju controversy, terming it as a "futile" issue.

The Centre had asserted that it is "determined to rid the nation of the scourge of corruption and the menace of black money" stashed in foreign banks.

A BJP MP said that it is surprising to see that a government, even after winning such a huge mandate, could not allocate seats to MPs.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to Cabinet Secretary and all secretaries under central government seeking names of "persons of known impartiality and integrity" who could be considered for the post.

The meeting also comes at a time when the NCP is putting pressure on the Congress to give it more seats in the Assembly polls.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government last week presented its maiden Budget that sought to revive a flagging economy and mend public finances.

Prakash Javadekar said 10 hours have been allotted for the discussion on the topic and two hours' debate could be held on Tuesday.

"The local election will be held before the introduction of the constitution January 22, 2015," Xinhua quoted Gautam as saying.