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Cabinet ministers should speak up like SC judges: Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant asks party colleagues to ‘speak up for democracy’.

14 Jan 2018 2:27 AM

From left to right: Shatrughan Sinha, Ritabrata Banerjee, Yashwant Sinha, Subramanian Swamy, Mukul Roy. (Photo: Twitter)

Year ender 2017: Dissent seeks new heights as political leaders go anti-party

Some tweeted, some fought movements, but none shied away from expressing opinions, even ones that opposed their party statements.

29 Dec 2017 6:43 PM

It was obvious that Tewari's jibe was indicated at Modi, whose Government still holds the GST and demonetisation as pillars of success. (Photo: PTI)

Cong taunts Modi for GST, note ban; calls him 'Bad Santa'

Cong spokesperson Manish Tewari tweeted that the Indian Santa took away people's money and left them with only the socks.

26 Dec 2017 5:32 PM

The former Union minister, who has had frequent run-ins with the current BJP leadership, was detained on Monday evening while protesting outside the Akola district collector's office against the state government's "apathy" towards the farmers of Vidarbha. (Photo: PTI)

Yashwant Sinha's protest for farmers right must ring alarm bells for BJP: Shiv Sena

Sena noted that prominent leaders of India also support Sinha's protest against state govt's ‘apathy’ towards the farmers of Vidarbha.

08 Dec 2017 11:53 AM

The questions raised by Mr Sinha have the potential of questioning BJP’s claims of successful implementation of agrarian reforms.

Yashwant Sinha’s agitation venue a concern for his party

Vidarbha has been a fort for the BJP and the party is heavily banking on the region for its political fortunes in Maharashtra.

07 Dec 2017 2:56 AM

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha was protesting in Akola for three days over farmers’ demands.

Yashwant Sinha ends stir in Akola

Claims CM Devendra Fadnavis promised to fulfill farmers’ demands.

07 Dec 2017 2:54 AM

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha registers his protest.

PWD minister agrees to talk to Yashwant Sinha

The district administration, however, has adopted a tough stance and refused to cave in to all of Mr Sinha’s demands.

06 Dec 2017 2:16 AM

Sinha said that the BJP had promised to give 50 per cent over and above the minimum support price (MSP) which they forgot after coming to power. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Yashwant Sinha detained in Maha while protesting for farmers' rights

Sinha, along with the farmers, was protesting against the government for its apathy towards cotton and soybean cultivators.

05 Dec 2017 10:22 AM

Noting that the two are very senior leaders, Rao said if the party has to take action against them, it has to be discussed at a wider level and the decision cannot be knee-jerk, which the BJP would not indulge in. (Photo: PTI/File)

Shatrughan, Yashwant Sinha have crossed party limits, should quit: BJP leader

Telangana BJP spokesperson Krishna Saagar Rao said both the leaders have long ago crossed BJP's disciplinary line - 'lakshman rekha'.

15 Nov 2017 6:05 PM

People can ask FM to quit over GST failure: Yashwant Sinha

Indian economy received “two shocks” in the form of demonetisation and GST in quick succession, said Mr Sinha, a former union finance minister.

15 Nov 2017 2:27 AM

Veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha also charged the BJP with resorting to lies on note ban and the new tax regime. (Photo: PTI | File)

Jaitley messed up GST; Modi must appoint new FM: Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant Sinha said demonetisation has not achieved its goal of flushing black money out of the system.

11 Nov 2017 2:47 PM

Yashwant Sinha calls for ‘lokshakti’ to check ‘rajshakti’

Sinha also attacked the central government over demonetisation and implementation of GST.

17 Oct 2017 7:21 AM

Yashwant Sinha flays BJP’s defence of Jay Shah

The former Union finance minister said the high moral ground the BJP had taken all these years, appears to have been lost.

12 Oct 2017 2:08 AM

The BJP has accused Sinha of having a link with the opposition Congress. (Photo: File)

BJP has lost its high moral ground, says Yashwant Sinha on Jay Shah issue

The former finance minister has turned a strong critic of the Modi government's economic policies.

11 Oct 2017 4:16 PM

Yashwant Sinha asks others to speak up

Taking a dig at the government’s “Stand up India” programme, he said that the time to stand up for people has come.

06 Oct 2017 1:51 AM

After the Sinha ripple effects, wait & watch

The latest in the line of the government’s critics is Arun Shourie, who repeated earlier assertions.

06 Oct 2017 1:17 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Economy on track, assures PM Modi

Modi said that a “handful of people” are trying to spread pessimism based on the slowdown in the last economic quarter.

05 Oct 2017 2:42 AM

With the RBI rightly obsessed with inflation watching and targeting, it is incumbent on the government to jump-start growth using executive powers vested in it. (Photo: PTI)

Time is running out, reforms can’t wait

Intense debate too has been thrown into stark relief after Yashwant Sinha decided to go public with his prognosis for a failing economy.

04 Oct 2017 1:53 AM

Decline in interest rates would boost demand for consumer durables, stimulate investments, and make Indian products more competitive.

Economic turnaround: The only way is up

The government has front-loaded capital spending and undertaken significant reform policies including GST.

03 Oct 2017 1:44 AM

File photo of senior BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Arun Jaitley after a BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

I am confident that H2 2017-18 will show solid recovery, says Arvind Virmani

The government is looking at increased public spending to boost growth, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing CPSEs earlier this week.

03 Oct 2017 1:40 AM

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