Hiring of Lobbying Firms in US Not a New Practice: MEA

Hiring of lobbying firms in US not a new practice: MEA

New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Indian governments have been hiring lobbying firms in the US for several decades and it is "not a new practice", the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.In response to a query during his weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the practice has been in place since the 1950s.Asked about reports suggesting that New Delhi has 'hired' a lobbying firm in Washington, DC, Jaiswal said, "This is…

If we want to explain the saying "the goat is the gardener" to schoolchildren, let's show them the law on lobbying. The MPs had it rewritten by lobbyists themselves. The proposal will hardly fulfill its purpose of making lobbying transparent and giving it clear rules.