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After Manmohan’s intervention, Congress allows smooth passage of GST

[ad_1] Congress Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh on Thursday withdrew an amendment to highlight how the Rajya Sabha was being taken for granted by the government, after former prime minister Manmohan Singh asked him to do so. Singh told him it would disturb the fine balance in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council.  After the GST Bill was passed by the upper House, Finance Minister Arun…

AgustaWestland scam: Tyagi drags Manmohan’s PMO into Choppergate – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Former IAF chief Shashindra Pal Tyagi claimed on Saturday that the Prime Minister’s Office was party to the decision in 2005 to change the operational requirements of choppers for IAF’s VVIP squadron, which allegedly resulted in AgustaWestland bagging the order.

Manmohan Singh was the prime minister at the time. The charge, fraught with serious political implications, was…