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 Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:16 pm Post subject: ndia's Congress party has held a key meeting of senior offic |
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ndia's Congress party has held a key meeting of senior officials, including PM Manmohan Singh and leader Sonia Gandhi, to tackle the crisis over controversial retail reform plans.
Mr Singh also spoke to two key coalition allies opposed to the move to try to shore up support.
Opponents say the move to allow 51% foreign ownership of multi-brand stores will damage small retailers.
Parliament has become paralysed, with forced adjournments almost daily.
Mr Singh on Tuesday defended the decision to open up the retail market to global supermarket chains, saying it would be good for both "farmers and the common man".
'Running away'
Although the decision on retail reform is an executive one that requires no parliamentary approval, opponents of the move have been pushing for an "adjournment motion" in parliament, which would spark a debate and vote on the issue.
On Wednesday, opposition members again demanded the adjournment motion and refused to recognise the chair, sparking an abandonment of parliamentary business initially till noon and then for the whole day.
Parliament has barely achieved any legislative work since its winter session opened on 22 November.
Opposition politicians say they will not allow it to function until the government rescinds the retail decision.
Mr Singh said the decision was not taken in haste
Since 2010, only one session of parliament has seen any normality and no major reforms have been passed in a year.
Congress appears unwilling to permit the adjournment motion, given the opposition to retail reform among key allies the Trinamool Congress and DMK.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met key MPs on Wednesday to argue the government's case.
One Congress MP told Reuters: "He rejected the idea of an adjournment motion, but said the government is open to discuss in parliament [foreign direct investment (FDI)] in retail."
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