Govt blinks first: FDI holdback till consensus

December 05, 2011 13:07

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee tells opposition leaders that FDI in retail is being put on hold. Pranab tells BJP senior leader and leader of the opposition in the LS, Sushma Swaraj, that FDI will be on hold till there is a consensus on the issue.

In turn, the BJP has promised not to disrupt Pranab Mukherjee's statement in Parliament on Wednesday. The party has also asked for FDI to be discussed at an all-party meet.

Sushma Swaraj however says that the BJP wants a rollback, not a holdback till the consensus is reached.

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