Rahul Gandhi refutes double standards on insurance bill

New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Congress party does not have “double standards” on the insurance bill.
“I think, Congress does not have double standards on the insurance bill,” Rahul Gandhi told reporters in parliament complex.
He also denied any u-turn on the proposed legislation.
The insurance bill, which will raise the ceiling on foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance sector to 49 percent from the current 26 percent, has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha.
Main opposition Congress has, however, not yet made its stand clear on the bill, and a meeting called by the government Monday remained inconclusive.
The government does not enjoy a majority in the Rajya Sabha, unlike in the lower house, and has only 59 members in the 243-member upper house.
Congress leader Anand Sharma, meanwhile, said his party is not being obstructionist on the insurance bill, and added that a select committee of parliament should first discuss the measure.
“All the opposition parties were together yesterday (Monday) when the government called for an informal meeting. We (Congress party} are not being obstructionist and opposing (the bill) for the sake of it,” Sharma, former commerce minister, said Tuesday.(IANS)