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TDP to launch campaign against UPA Govt’s failures from today

TDP to launch campaign against UPA Govt’s failures from todayKrishna (Andhra Pradesh), July 28: The main Opposition party in Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will today launch a campaign against the Congress-led UPA Government making the public aware about the failures of the Government during its four-year rule.

The party would kick-start the six-day campaign from the state’s Krishna district.

The campaign is being organised after the Centre won the confidence motion on July 22 over the Indo-US nuclear deal.

SC, ST delegation congratulate Sonia Gandhi on winning trust vote

Sonia GandhiNew Delhi, July 26: Hundreds of people from Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe community met Congress President and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her residence here on Saturday to express their faith in her leadership.

They also articulated their happiness over party''s success in winning the recently held trust vote which the UPA had to face in the wake of withdrawal of support from the government by its Left allies on the issue of India-US civil nuclear deal.

No demand for Cabinet berths for SP: Amar Singh

Amar SinghNew Delhi, July 24 : The Samajwadi Party chose to be diplomatic about joining the UPA Government after helping it to win the confidence motion in the Parliament.

SP general secretary Amar Singh said he is not the right person to answer the question whether the party would participate in the government.

“It is not possible to answer this question now but we are not interested in joining the government,” he added.

BJP activists attack house of expelled parliamentarian for voting in favour of Government

Congress & BJP LogoNew Delhi, July 24: Bharatiya Janata Party activists today attacked the residence of expelled party MP Chandrabhan Singh who voted in favour of the Government.

About 100 people stormed into the North Avenue residence of the Lok Sabha member from Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) around 11 am when Singh was present in his house.

Shouting slogans praising BJP Chief Rajnath Singh and Senior Leader L K Advani, the activists broke window panes and flower pots, besides barging into the drawing room of the MP''s official residence.

UPA rallies behind Somnath Chatterjee

Somnath ChatterjeeNew Delhi, July 24: A day after the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expelled Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee from the party, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured him of the support of the United Progressive Alliance.

Dr. Singh drove to Chatterjee''s residence this morning to convey this message to him. The meeting lasted around 10 minutes. Singh appreciated the manner in which the Speaker conducted the House.

UAE Indian expatriates happy over UPA trust vote victory

Dubai, July 24 : Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed happiness over the UPA Government’s trust vote victory in Parliament back home, describing it as a defining moment in the country''s history.

According to the Gulf News, others expressed hope that the government will now be able to push ahead with its reforms agenda without worrying about the Left.

Some also said that they wanted the government to come clean on the bribery allegations levelled by the opposition.

The paper quoted K. V. Shamsudheen, director, Barjeel Geojit Securities LLC, as saying that he hoped Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would break his shackles.

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