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"Dissent Should Be Expressed Within Bounds Of Dignity Of House": Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said that dissent should be expressed within the bounds of dignity and decorum of the House.
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"Coordinated, Designed": Lok Sabha Speaker On Disruptions Over Manipur Row
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday expressed concern over what he termed were "coordinated and designed disruptions" of the House and said registering dissent in such a manner lowers the dignity of Parliament.
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Dissent "Will Be Eased In Most Parts": Karnataka Chief Minister On BJP's Candidates List
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday expressed confidence in resolving dissidence in the party stating that senior BJP leaders were engaged in attempts to convince leaders.
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Blank Paper New Symbol Of Defiance In China's Covid Protests. Here's Why
Chinese protesters have turned to blank sheets of paper to express their anger over COVID-19 restrictions in a rare, widespread outpouring of public dissent that has gone beyond social media to some of China's streets and top universities.
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"Not A Dissident Meeting": Congress's Veerappa Moily On Jammu Meet
Distancing himself from the Jammu meet of G-23 leaders, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Monday virtually expressed concern over internal differences in the party spilling out into the open, and backed Rahul Gandhi's return as President of the outfit.
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Disagreeing With State Can't Mean Jail: Big Quotes Of Disha Ravi Verdict
Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist who was arrested from Bengaluru in the "Toolkit" case earlier this month, has been granted bail. A Delhi court, while granting her bail, made strong remarks in favour of freedom of speech and expression and right to dissent in the country. "The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wou...
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"Right To Protest Cannot Be Anytime, Everywhere": Supreme Court
The right to protest and express dissent comes with certain duties and cannot be held "anytime and everywhere", the Supreme Court said in an order, dismissing a review petition on the anti-citizenship law protests held in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh in 2019.
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Facebook, Google Becoming 'Human Rights-Free Zones' in Vietnam: Amnesty International
Facebook and Google are fast becoming "human rights-free zones" in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned, accusing the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the country.
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Congress Didn't Want Us To Campaign In Bihar: Sources Close To Dissenters
Congress's Kapil Sibal, who has been under fire from party colleagues over his remarks criticizing the party leadership, has refused to officially respond to the attacks. Sources close to him, however, said he had expressed surprise on being attacked for not campaigning in the Bihar election.
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Congress "Death Chamber Of Dissent": Hardeep Puri Attacks Rahul Gandhi
BJP leader and Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit out at Rahul Gandhi on Monday, saying the Congress leader should look at his party's history before speaking on democratic values as it has been "a death chamber of dissent, right to expression and internal democracy".
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"Attempt To Impose Views": Kerala Governor On Shaheen Bagh Protests
Taking a swipe at anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Sunday said their agitation is not an expression of the right to dissent, but "an attempt to impose views on others".
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Mamata Banerjee, Other Kolkata Artists Pick Up Paint Brushes To Protest Against CAA
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, along with other artists, took up the brush on Tuesday and created paintings to express dissent against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed NRC exercise.
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IIM-Bangalore Students Keep "Flame Of Democracy" Alive In Unique Protest
After protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act by leaving slippers on the pavement, the students and faculty members of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) have found another unique way to express their dissent against a controversial law that they believe is undermining the country's secular and democratic credentials.
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Maharashtra BJP Meets Amid Dissent After Polls, Pankaja Munde MIA
The BJP in Maharashtra held a meeting late on Tuesday night to discuss resentment within the party since it lost the power struggle in the state to the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena alliance last month. The most pronounced voices of dissent were from senior leaders Eknath Khadse and Pankaja Munde, both of whom have expressed their displeasure with the way...
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Shashi Tharoor Writes To PM, Cites "Naya Bharat" After FIR Against Celebs
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday declaring himself "deeply disturbed" by the FIR filed against the authors of an open letter to the PM and urging the PM to guarantee freedom of speech and expression
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"Dissent Should Be Expressed Within Bounds Of Dignity Of House": Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said that dissent should be expressed within the bounds of dignity and decorum of the House.
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"Coordinated, Designed": Lok Sabha Speaker On Disruptions Over Manipur Row
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday expressed concern over what he termed were "coordinated and designed disruptions" of the House and said registering dissent in such a manner lowers the dignity of Parliament.
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Dissent "Will Be Eased In Most Parts": Karnataka Chief Minister On BJP's Candidates List
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday expressed confidence in resolving dissidence in the party stating that senior BJP leaders were engaged in attempts to convince leaders.
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Blank Paper New Symbol Of Defiance In China's Covid Protests. Here's Why
Chinese protesters have turned to blank sheets of paper to express their anger over COVID-19 restrictions in a rare, widespread outpouring of public dissent that has gone beyond social media to some of China's streets and top universities.
-
"Not A Dissident Meeting": Congress's Veerappa Moily On Jammu Meet
Distancing himself from the Jammu meet of G-23 leaders, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Monday virtually expressed concern over internal differences in the party spilling out into the open, and backed Rahul Gandhi's return as President of the outfit.
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Disagreeing With State Can't Mean Jail: Big Quotes Of Disha Ravi Verdict
Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist who was arrested from Bengaluru in the "Toolkit" case earlier this month, has been granted bail. A Delhi court, while granting her bail, made strong remarks in favour of freedom of speech and expression and right to dissent in the country. "The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wou...
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"Right To Protest Cannot Be Anytime, Everywhere": Supreme Court
The right to protest and express dissent comes with certain duties and cannot be held "anytime and everywhere", the Supreme Court said in an order, dismissing a review petition on the anti-citizenship law protests held in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh in 2019.
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Facebook, Google Becoming 'Human Rights-Free Zones' in Vietnam: Amnesty International
Facebook and Google are fast becoming "human rights-free zones" in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned, accusing the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the country.
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Congress Didn't Want Us To Campaign In Bihar: Sources Close To Dissenters
Congress's Kapil Sibal, who has been under fire from party colleagues over his remarks criticizing the party leadership, has refused to officially respond to the attacks. Sources close to him, however, said he had expressed surprise on being attacked for not campaigning in the Bihar election.
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Congress "Death Chamber Of Dissent": Hardeep Puri Attacks Rahul Gandhi
BJP leader and Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit out at Rahul Gandhi on Monday, saying the Congress leader should look at his party's history before speaking on democratic values as it has been "a death chamber of dissent, right to expression and internal democracy".
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"Attempt To Impose Views": Kerala Governor On Shaheen Bagh Protests
Taking a swipe at anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Sunday said their agitation is not an expression of the right to dissent, but "an attempt to impose views on others".
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Mamata Banerjee, Other Kolkata Artists Pick Up Paint Brushes To Protest Against CAA
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, along with other artists, took up the brush on Tuesday and created paintings to express dissent against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed NRC exercise.
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IIM-Bangalore Students Keep "Flame Of Democracy" Alive In Unique Protest
After protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act by leaving slippers on the pavement, the students and faculty members of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) have found another unique way to express their dissent against a controversial law that they believe is undermining the country's secular and democratic credentials.
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Maharashtra BJP Meets Amid Dissent After Polls, Pankaja Munde MIA
The BJP in Maharashtra held a meeting late on Tuesday night to discuss resentment within the party since it lost the power struggle in the state to the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena alliance last month. The most pronounced voices of dissent were from senior leaders Eknath Khadse and Pankaja Munde, both of whom have expressed their displeasure with the way...
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Shashi Tharoor Writes To PM, Cites "Naya Bharat" After FIR Against Celebs
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday declaring himself "deeply disturbed" by the FIR filed against the authors of an open letter to the PM and urging the PM to guarantee freedom of speech and expression
