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Who said what in FDI debate
Tuesday December 04, 2012 09:47:35 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Seven speakers from different parties spoke Tuesday on the FDI
issue in the Lok Sabha, kicking off a two-day debate with voting.
The debate will end Wednesday with a vote. If it loses in the
voting, the UPA government need not resign but it will certainly
be a huge embarrassment.
Here are some quotes:
Sushma Swaraj (BJP, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha):
"Small shops, retailers have been wiped out in countries which
allowed FDI in retail. About 12 crore people will go out of jobs
in India due to the UPA government's decision to allow FDI in
retail. PM makes bold statements like if we must go down, we'll go
down fighting. You must Mr PM, but fight for the poor, not the
rich, fight for country, not multi-nationals, fight for small, not
big."
Kapil Sibal (Communications Minister): "It was decided that
retail will only be in cities with over 10 lakh population. There
are 53 such cities. After that we felt some states have opposition
government. If we separate the states that don't want it, there
are 18 cities left...So if FDI in retail will be implemented in
only 18 cities, why is the debate happening? This debate is not
needed at all, it is a totally political debate."
Mulayam Singh Yadav (Samajwadi Party chief): "As far as FDI
is concerned, how much so ever you explain, it is not in favour of
the country. We are speaking for the people, it is not in favour
of the country. Thirty crore people will be unemployed. If this
was good and beneficial, why is America in trouble? Why are people
unemployed there?"
Dara Singh Chauhan (Bahujan Samaj Party): "Poor people are
anxious over the impact this policy can have on their lives. They
fear the multi-national companies will take away their
livelihoods. The government should not rush with it."
T.K.S. Elangovan (DMK): "I am not telling this as an
opponent, but telling this as your brother. I don't want to put
you (government) for a whole-body scan as opposition, but it (FDI
in retail) is definitely not in interest of the trading community.
"We were the first party to oppose FDI, but we don't want to
oppose you. We have done many good things for the country
together, something may not be in favour of the country, but we
don't want to oppose you."
Basudeb Acharia (Communist Party of India-Marxist): "The
government is giving dreams of employment (from FDI).. There is
0.8 percent growth in employment in the country and unemployment
is rising, there is an economic slowdown... If Wal-Mart gives one
employment, it will snatch 17 employments."
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