DMK protests torpedo AI strike, Maxis deal debates

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha could not discuss two important issues on Tuesday as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam members noisily protested the government's attempt to overturn an earlier decision to revive the Legislative Council in Tamil Nadu.
The protests effectively jettisoned a discussion on the working of the Civil Aviation Ministry, which would have become a platform for an exchange of views on the Air India strike, something demanded by members for the past few days.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee could not make a statement on the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to Aircel-Maxis. This statement was to come in response to persistent demands from members. The Opposition questioned the deal and alleged that then Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, had a hand in getting it cleared.
23/05/12 The Hindu

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