Arun Jaitley. Supreme Court lawyer and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha argues his case against FDI.

Jaitley begins by attacking the 'minority government' a theme introduced by Dr V Maitreyan from the AIADMK earlier. "This is a lame-duck government, it was proven in the Lok Sabha yesterday. How can you run the government the way you want to, when you are short of a majority? Whenever you have needed help, you have always compromised have had to pay a price that has cost the nation."

"Yesterday, in the Lok Sabha, you [the government] said countries have allowed it and they have prospered, but this mean that it will work here as well? Does it mean we will also have to do it?"

Commerce Minister Anand Sharma then stands up to say that the government's stand has been consistent. Jaitley replies saying he has no problem with the stand Kamal Nath took as Commerce Minister, "but I have serious problems with Anand Sharma's stand. I will explain it,"

Jaitley says, "Since you are so ignorant on FDI, it is my duty to explain it to you. The manufacturing sector will be badly hit. Every change is not reform (reference to the Congress' statement yesterday that it was a victory of reform)." "Only 18 per cent have a structured job in this country, most others are unemployed," he points out.