"The Modi government is now proposing to lift five-year-old curbs on Chinese companies bidding for Indian government contracts. This is nothing short of a calibrated capitulation to Chinese aggression, born out of the Prime Minister's own weakness," Ramesh posted on X.
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) workers on Tuesday staged a protest against the Karnataka government's decision to introduce a four per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts.
BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Saturday criticized Karnataka's decision to amend the KTPP Act to provide 4 per cent reservation in tenders for minority contractors, claiming it is a move to gain Muslim votes.
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje writes to Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, urging him to withhold consent to a proposed amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday clarified that the state government's decision to provide a four per cent reservation in government contracts is not exclusive to Muslims but extends to all minority communities and backward classes.
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The ban on purchases of products and services from Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese tech companies for the US federal agencies has entered into force on Tuesday, according to an entry on the US Federal Register website.