Cong MPs ignore Rahul's SMS, pass Mines Bill

March 20, 2015 15:30

Heads up, folks. News on the still MIA Mr G.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has been sending text messages and has been in touch with a few senior Congress MPs.

News comes in that Mr Gandhi had directed the MPs especially from the Rajya Sabha to oppose the Mines Bill.

he Upper House of Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Amendment Bill, 2015, on Friday.

Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/rajya-sabha-passes-mines-bill-centre-states-talk-soon_1334848.html?utm_source=ref_article

Two Congress MPs who received this SMS shared the text with the media in Central Hall of Parliament today.

But clearly, his message was ignored by a large majority of Congress men in the upper house, which passed the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Amendment Bill, today.

So, was there any deal that was struck due to which Mr G's text was ignored? The real story will never be revealed.

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