Uproar over Wal-Mart stalls Lok Sabha again
12 Dec 2012 5:47 AM IST
Several Lok Sabha members on Tuesday demanded for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into disclosures by retail giant Wal-Mart on lobbying in India. Samajwadi Party, which had bailed out the government during the vote on a motion against FDI in multi-brand retail, even stressed pressed for a judicial probe into the issue. Rashtriya Janata Dal, which also supported the government on FDI issue, demanded a JPC probe into Wal-Mart’s disclosure.
Terming as shameful the company’s disclosure before the US Senate that it had spent 125 crores for lobbying in India, members said only an independent probe can find out who actually took the money from the retail giant.
While several members demanded setting up a JPC, some others favoured a judicial probe which is time-bound. Yashwant Sinha (BJP), who demanded a time-bound judicial probe, said the government should announce on Tuesday itself whether it wanted to set up a JPC or order a judicial probe.
Demanding an early response from the government, members from BJP, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, AIADMK and JD(U) trooped into the Well forcing adjournment of the House for 30 minutes and later for the day.
Demanding an early response from the government, members from BJP, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, AIADMK and JD(U) trooped into the Well forcing adjournment of the House for 30 minutes and later for the day.
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