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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
Kamal Narang I presented the budget and have to ensure that it gets passed duly Unfazed by mounting pressure from the Trinamool Congress to quit the Union Cabinet over the passenger fare hike, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday prepared...
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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
Seeks support on rail fare hike in return for favours in RS elections Even as Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi maintained on Saturday that he would not step down till his leader, Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
Supporting the fare hike, five Railway employee unions today threatened to launch an agitation against any possible rollback. In a letter to Prime Minister, they have sought his intervention to ensure that the fare proposal in the railway budget is...
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The Hindustan Times
| 1 year ago
Continuing his defiance, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday rejected Trinamool Congress directive to him to resign from the post unless given in writing as Mamata Banerjee insisted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should remove him.
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday clarified that he will continue his duty as the Railway Minister till he was directed to resign form the position in writing, even as Mamata Banerjee announced that Mukul Roy will be the next...
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The Financial Express
| 1 year ago
If we get any intimation from TMC, the decision will be taken by the Prime Minister, the UPA chairperson and TMC chief", he said, responding to a query on the sidelines of a function here. Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress dismissed Trivedi's...
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Time of India
| 1 year ago
The war of nerves between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress over railway minister Dinesh Trivedi's resignation surfaced yet again on Saturday with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee announcing Mukul Roy as the party's choice for the...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
Trinamool Congress chief whip Kalyan Banerjee, who spoke to Trivedi over telephone, asked him to resign from the Railway Minister's post and make a gracious exit and not wait to be sacked. Banerjee said Trivedi told him that he wanted the party's...
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Rediff
| 1 year ago
A Delhi Correspondent R ailway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's problems appeared to have compounded on Saturday with members of his party, the Trinamool Congress asking him to vacate his parliamentary seat. Trivedi's party has been gunning for his head...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
Is Dinesh Trivedi trying to cosy up to Congress? '+google_ads[i].line2 +' '+google_ads[i].line3 + ' A decision on the fate of Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi is expected 'any time'. The issue is being dealt with by Mamata Banerjee and the Prime...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
Cong '+google_ads[i].line2 +' '+google_ads[i].line3 + ' Agencies : New Delhi, Sat Mar 17 2012, 11:28 hrs A decision on the fate of Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi is unlikely before Monday. An indication to this effect came last night after the...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
Party sources said that a decision concerning Trivedi's removal is unlikely to be taken before Monday. The core committee meeting, which was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, also discussed the crisis...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
Trivedi, however, said he had immense faith in the people of the country, who appreciated him for his outstanding commitment. "I have no idea about it...I think people of the country have reacted very positively and I have got many messages and I am...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles The latest fiasco following the hike of rail fare by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in his Railway Budget is a clear indication that the TMC is not going to buy anything that go against its wishes. Angry Mamata had faxed Prime Minister...
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Kuwait News Top Stories
| 1 year ago
March 16, 2012 (AFP) -India on Friday unveiled a budget that relies on a pick-up in the economy to help rein in the growing public deficit, while funding a flurry of new subsidies for farmers and the rural poor. The annual budget for the next...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
Behind rail minister Dinesh Trivedi's defiance of his party leader Mamata Banerjee were a slew of meetings that led to the fare hike on Wednesday and plunged the UPA into a major political crisis. In a series of meetings that began late last year,...
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The Financial Express
| 1 year ago
Cong shows a little spine, keeps Didi waiting for Dineshs head '+google_ads[i].line2 +' '+google_ads[i].line3 + ' The government is in no hurry to oblige Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on her demand to sack her party nominee Dinesh Trivedi...
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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
Promises rollback once Mukul Roy replaces Dinesh Trivedi Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday gave a new twist to the developments triggered by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's proposal to increase...
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Arab News
| 1 year ago
The Indian government was plunged into yet another crisis yesterday by a rebellion within its own ranks over a proposed rise in rail fares, underscoring its inability to take unpopular steps and frailty in the face of querulous coalition allies.
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
When needed the prime minister will write to the president informing that he (Trivedi) goes," Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay told reporters. Trivedi, whose announcement of hike in passenger fares in the rail budget Wednesday had...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
Trivedi, whose sacking has been demanded by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, also said neither has he been contacted by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee nor he has spoken to her yet. "I would do the same if I am asked to present the...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
Addressing the Trinamool legislature party, Banerjee expressed surprise at Trivedi increasing the tariff without bothering to discuss the matter in the party, legilsators who attended the meeting said. "She said if a party member tries to break party...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
The row over Trivedi's resignation rocked both house of parliament, with the government deferring the resolution of the crisis till after Friday's budget and attributing it to the pulls of coalition politics. Amid a raging political storm, the...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
Mamata, who has demanded that Prime Minister replace Trivedi with her trusted lieutenant Mukul Roy, also said today that no one was above the party discipline. "No one is above party discipline. Dinesh Trivedi did not consult me or Mukul Roy (the...
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The Economic Times
| 1 year ago
Senior Trinamool leader and member of UPA-II government Sudip Bandopadyay on Thursday said that the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi could be removed from his post any moment. "Dinersh Trivedi will be removed any moment now," he said. This puts to...
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The Economic Times
| 1 year ago
I categorically want to say that the government of UPA II is properly settled and it will complete its term," Trinamool's parliamentary group leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay said, bringing some relief to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He added in the Lok...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
The impromptu meeting had been called at Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs residence after Banerjee demanded an immediate sacking of Trivedi, of her own Trinamool Congress party that helps the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) maintain a...
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Telegraph India
| 1 year ago
45 AM Sunset : 5:47 PM Today Mainly clear sky...The Prime Minister has received a communication from Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee which was under active consideration, Leader of the House and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told...
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The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
| 1 year ago
Trivedi however made it clear that he would resign the moment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee asks him to do, our New Delhi correspondent reports. Trivedi said he would have to answer questions in the...
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Rediff
| 1 year ago
The Trinamool Congress chief has consistently made headlines since she took over as the chief minister of West Bengal in May last year. Unfortunately, they have almost always been for Didi's inexplicable outbursts, her stringent opposition to every...
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The Economic Times
| 1 year ago
With the government in a fix on the Dinesh Trivedi issue, the opposition today took a swipe at it, saying "inbuilt contradictions" had raised questions over its continuance and asked it to "get out" if could not govern properly. BJP leader M Venkaiah...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who supported the hike in railway fares, on Thursday said he would not mind being sacked for doing the right thing. "If I had to be sacked, I'd rather be sacked for doing the right thing," he wrote on...
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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
Congress today sought to downplay the Dinesh Trivedi episode, saying it is an internal affair of the government and it could not be discussed outside. Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi while interacting with reporters outside Parliament sought to...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
In a written communique to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late last night, Mamata Banerjee demanded Trivedi be sacked and her party colleague Mukul Roy be appointed Railway Minister. Pranab Mukherjee also confirmed in the House that Dinesh Trivedi had...
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The Hindustan Times
| 1 year ago
Union railway minister Dinesh Trivedi has not resigned, the government clarified in Parliament on Thursday. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee told Lok Sabha that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had not received any resignation, but only a letter from...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
Doubts still exist on whether Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has resigned, as he told the Bengali news channel Star Ananda that he had a duty to perform, and would resign as soon as the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh or the Trinamool Congress...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
He was asked whether the government was stable or it faces any threat. Asked whether Trivedi would remain as Railway Minister, he said, "Trivedi is an individual.Trinamool Congress is of the opinion that he should not remain as Railway Minister...
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Times of India
| 1 year ago
Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee clarified in Lok Sabha that railway minister Dinesh Trivedi has not resigned. He confirmed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has received a communication from the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
Railway is owned by the government and approved by the finance minister.. As finance minister I have approved it," Pranab Mukherjee . he added that the house has every right to approve the budget. Trinamool Congress spokesperson Sudeep Bandyopadhyay...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
India railway minister denies resignation reports Mr Trivedi's party wants a rollback of fare increase India's Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has denied reports that he has resigned after his party protested against his decision to increase...
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Rediff
| 1 year ago
TV reports indicate that the PM will accept Mamata's demand for Trivedi's resignation as rail minister...TMC: Can Pranab present budget without Sonia's nod? : S Bandopadhyay's repartee to Pranab Mukherjee's plea to Mamata to reconsider Dinesh...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
Sources close to Banerjee said a communication to this effect had been sent to the prime minister's office. The incident comes at the end of a dramatic day that saw rapid developments beginning with Trivedi proposing across the board hike in railway...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
With Banerjee's party making it clear that passenger fare hike was unacceptable to her, Congress leaders deliberated on the possible options before the United Progressive Alliance government to pass the rail budget presented earlier in the day. A...
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The Hindustan Times
| 1 year ago
Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday said he did not have any word with party (Trinamool Congress) chief Mamata Banerjee since the rail budget speech in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Trivedi also said he has not resigned yet from the Union cabinet.
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, whose removal has been demanded by his party leader and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said he has not resigned as yet. It was earlier reported that Trivedi sent his resignation to the Prime Minister. However,...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
The Union Cabinet will meet in New Delhi this morning to review the proposals for the Railway Budget for fiscal 2012-13. The Cabinet meeting will take place before Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi presents the Railway Budget for 2012-13 in Parliament...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
He added this was the decision he took as soon as he assumed charge of his ministry last year against the backdrop of a rail accident in Uttar Pradesh. "I vow to target zero deaths," he said in his maiden rail budget speech. "I also propose to set up...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
Trivedi began presenting the document after the Question Hour and is expected to follow the broad directions laid down by West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who was the Rail Minister of the country till last year.
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Times of India
| 1 year ago
Set to present his maiden budget in Parliament, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi said it would keep in my mind the needs of the common man and the country. "The budget is going to be very good for the country and the common man. I have to make sure...
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NewKerala
| 1 year ago
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday night. In the dinner of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies, Mamata Banerjee did not come. Instead she sent a junior lawmaker, Ratna...
