2019 will be battle between 'politics of development' and 'politics of lies': BJP MP
Chandigarh, Dec 25: The 2019 Lok Sabha polls will be a battle between "politics of development" and "politics of lies", BJP MP Anurag Thakur said Tuesday.
The MP from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying, "his politics is all about lying on every issue".
"This battle (general elections) is between truth and lies, the upcoming polls will be a battle between politics of development and politics of lies," he said.
The Congress chief's politics is all about lying on every issue, but time and again the party's lies have been exposed, Thakur said.
"The recent example is misleading the people by spreading lies and misinformation on the Rafale fighter jet deal, but their lies were ultimately exposed by the Supreme Court, he told reporters here.
Replying to a question on the loss of the BJP in the Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly polls, Thakur said there was nothing to indicate that anti-incumbency was a factor behind his party's loss in these states.
"The media used to say that the BJP will get 30 seats in Rajasthan, will badly lose in Madhya Pradesh.
"When the Congress lost the (assembly) polls in Madhya Pradesh in 2003, they were restricted to 23 seats, in Rajasthan they got 27 seats last time whereas BJP (despite losing the 2018 assembly polls in these states) won 75 seats in Rajasthan and 109 seats in MP. Had anti-incumbency been there, we would have been wiped out, he said.
The Congress's "false propaganda" in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh on farmers' issue had failed to work. "There, we won seven out of the eight seats, the BJP MP said.
"The truth remains that in Madhya Pradesh our vote share was more, but we lost six seats within a margin of 3,600 votes. In Rajasthan, we lost by mere half per cent vote share, he said.
"When the general elections will be held, then people will decide who will lead the country.
"On one side, you have a party and its leader who speaks lies on every issue and on the other hand there is a party which is taking country forward in all fields," the BJP MP said.
The people of the country are wise and they know about the development works that have been undertaken during the past four and a half years by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, he said.
Thakur also highlighted several initiatives taken by the Modi government for the welfare of various sections of society.
Lashing out at the proposed mega coalition or 'mahagathbandhan' of opposition parties to take on the BJP in the 2019 polls, he termed the proposed alliance "unholy".
On the prospects of SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Thakur claimed the alliance will sweep the polls .
Attacking the Congress government in Punjab, he said they talked about wiping drug menace within a month, but the truth is that the menace has grown".
"Tall promises were made to the farmers (by the Congress government in Punjab) on loan waiver, but the peasants have not got what they were promised," Thakur said.
He claimed that people have started asking why the present Punjab government was the excuse of empty coffers, when the previous SAD-BJP dispensation always had funds for development.
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Lok Sabha refers Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill to JPC
New Delhi (PTI): The Lok Sabha on Monday referred the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to a joint parliamentary committee comprising members from both Houses of Parliament for a detailed analysis and recommendations.
The decision was taken following a voice vote after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman suggested it.
Earlier, after the Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha, opposition members Manish Tewari (Congress), Saugata Roy (Trinamool Congress) and T Sumathy (DMK) strongly opposed it, alleging that the legislation sought to dilute the provisions of law under which companies mandatorily have to pay 2 per cent of their profits towards corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The finance minister strongly refuted the allegations and said that the Bill has been introduced after two years of deliberations.
She said the apprehensions of the members were unfounded as the Bill seeks to amend only the criteria of net profits, not the entire clause related to CSR.
Sitharaman then suggested to Speaker Om Birla that the Bill be sent to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) for extensive deliberations and proper suggestions.
At this, Tewari said that since a parliamentary standing committee on corporate affairs is already in place, the Bill should be sent to that panel rather than constituting a new JPC.
Intervening the Congress MP, Home Minister Amit Shah said that none of the opposition members talked about referring the legislation to a parliamentary committee, and now, when the finance minister herself has sought it, they were arguing as to which panel the Bill should be sent.
Speaker Birla then put the proposal of the finance minister to a vote, and it was approved with a voice vote by the House, sending the Bill to a JPC for which the members will be selected later.
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aims to amend the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008, and the Companies Act to facilitate ease of doing business and address the gaps identified by the Company Law Committee in its 2022 report.
The Union Cabinet had already okayed the proposed Bill, aimed at further easing the compliance burden on businesses and advancing the government’s agenda of decriminalising minor corporate offences.
The proposed amendments are expected to rationalise penalties, shift several minor procedural lapses from criminal liability to monetary penalties, and streamline regulatory processes to promote ease of doing business.
The reforms are also aimed at improving the overall corporate compliance framework while reducing litigation and encouraging a more facilitative regulatory environment for companies and LLPs.
Sitharaman also said the Bill is aimed at promoting further ease of doing business and ease of living for corporates by decriminalising more provisions and amending certain other provisions.
It is aimed at providing ease of compliance for ‘one person companies’, small companies, startups and producer companies, the minister said in the Bill's statement of objects and reasons.
According to Sitharaman, the amendments also seek to streamline the existing regulatory practices to strengthen as well as recognise new concepts in light of the rapidly evolving corporate landscape and changing business practices.
