Chidu reaches out to the BJP, others

Finance minister P Chidambaram reached out to the main opposition BJP and other political parties seeking their support to get crucial legislations approved in the ongoing budget session in an effort aimed at shielding the reform process from any parliamentary logjam.
The UPA is keen to get the insurance, food security and land acquisition legislations approved by Parliament. “We have listed the things we intend to do. We want the land bill passed; insurance bill passed with FDI at 49% and I sincerely seek cooperation of the principal opposition party and other political parties,” Chidambaram said.
“Some of these are legislative actions which require the support of the principal opposition party and other political parties,” he added.