Lalit Modi

The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the land acquisition bill on Monday got an extension of four more days to submit its report on the controversial legislation

Congress will not allow Parliament to function till the ministers whose names have surfaced in Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam resign, party leader Ashwani Kumar said on Saturday, stressing that it was opposition's right "to oppose, expose and depose" the government.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of betraying the people who voted for him in General Elections 2014.

As the issue rocked Parliament for the second day, Finance Minister Arun Jailey lashed out at the opposition saying it is "weak on arguments and strong on disturbance".

Both Houses saw strong demands for resignation of Swaraj and Raje for their dealings with Lalit Modi, former IPL Chairman who is being investigated by ED in an alleged money laundering case.

Lok Sabha was repeatedly disrupted over Lalit Modi controversy on the first working day of the Monsoon session on Wednesday with opposition members storming the Well with placards, ignoring Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's warning of action.

After the first day of the session was marred by adjournments in the Rajya Sabha, the second day two is unlikely to be a calm one.

Parliament's Monsoon Session, which begins on Tuesday, is likely to be a very stormy one.

Ahead of monsoon session, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday expressed hope the "very important" GST Bill will get through in Parliament.

The ED had last Friday issued summons to Modi through his lawyer in a money-laundering case registered against him here, seeking his presence at its office within three weeks.

ED is in the process of serving final penalty notices in 16 alleged forex violation cases amounting to an estimated Rs 1,700 crore against former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and others as part of its wide-ranging probe in the alleged financial irregularities in various editions of the T-20 cricket extravaganza.

With Congress and other opposition parties threatening to disrupt the upcoming monsoon session, Jaitley said the message from the Socio Economic and Caste Census is clear that "growth and economic reforms help the poor as do targeted schemes".

In his latest series of tweets, Modi has asked Rahul and Vadra if they ever received any hospitality from him. He has also demanded if they had declared it to the Congress leadership.

Tainted former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi on Monday accused his bete noire and current ICC chairman N Srinivasan of "shielding" the three players who are from Chennai Super Kings in the wake of his allegation that they were bribed by a business tycoon.

The BCCI on Monday gave a clean chit to three international cricketers, who were accused of accepting bribes from a Mumbai-based businessman by ousted IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.

Questioning Narendra Modi's silence even when names of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have cropped up in the row, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh called the Prime Minister "Swami Maunendra".

Govindacharya claimed that Modi had benefitted from his ties with Swaraj and Raje. "It is clear that Raje and Swaraj had ties with Lalit Modi and he had gained from it. A message has gone out that the government has done something wrong," said Govindacharya.

With Modi's Mann ki Baat being scheduled for 1100 am on Sunday morning, there was a hope that he would perhaps finally break the self-imposed silence on the issue but instead, towards the end of the talk show, he only took a jibe at all those who were expecting him to make a political statement.

The remarks came even as India's who's who are embroiled in the controversy involving the former IPL chief which mounted troubles for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

According to sources, the BJP is not going to take any action against the Rajasthan CM immediately. The decision comes after Raje told the BJP that she signed Lalit Modi's immigration papers in her personal capacity as his friend and not as an official. Sources also say that Raje claims she did not depose before any court of law.