Joint Drafting Committee

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  First Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Waqf Amendment Bill Underway

  Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.

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  Government to Present New Data Protection Bill Draft in Next Few Days: IT Minister

  The government will be coming out with a fresh draft of the data protection bill in the next few days, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The minister made it clear that even in the absence of a law on data protection, one must not worry about infringement of privacy because the Supreme Court has declared it to be a fundamental ri...

• 2G scam: Parliamentary panel clears PM, Chidambaram; 'black day', says Opposition

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee studying the 2G spectrum scam today adopted its controversial draft report that gives a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Expectedly, a furious Opposition, led by the BJP, slammed the report, calling it a "black day for parliamentary committees".

• 2G case: Joint Parliamentary Committee's Monday meeting postponed

  The crucial sitting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee slated to be held on Monday to adopt its controversial draft report on 2G scam has been postponed in view of the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting.

• Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meets today to discuss 2G report, BJP says chairman Chacko has lost confidence

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee or JPC that looked into the 2G telecom scam will meet today to discuss and, the government hopes, adopt a draft report that has alreay been rejected by members of opposition parties. The Left and BJP object to the clean chit that the panel, headed by the Congress' PC Chacko, has given to Prime Minister Manmohan Sin...

• Parliamentary panel meets today to discuss 2G report; BJP steps up pressure on PM

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee or JPC will hold its crucial meeting today to discuss and adopt the draft report on the 2G spectrum scam. But the meeting is set to be stormy one as Opposition parties getting ready to corner JPC chairman P C Chacko over clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

• DMK seeks removal of PC Chacko as chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee

  The DMK on Monday sought the removal of PC Chacko as chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 2G spectrum allocation, alleging that he had leaked the panel's draft report to the media.

• LK Advani slams JPC report on 2G scam, says it should be rejected entirely

  That the leaked draft report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G scam will be a big issue in Parliament next week was expected. Now the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has made it official. BJP leader LK Advani today slammed the report for exonerating the Prime Minister and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and said it should be re...

• 2G scam: Chidambaram refuses to comment on JPC report

  Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday refused to comment on the JPC draft report which gives him a clean chit in the 2G scam, saying that he has "never been concerned" about the allegations.

• King who chooses to be misled doesn't deserve to be ruler: Arun Jaitley on 2G scam report

  Slamming the leakage of the draft Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on 2G scam as a "gross breach of Parliamentary propriety", BJP on Friday said its contents appeared like Congress documents where attempts have been made to save its leaders including the Prime Minister.

• BJP slams leakage of draft JPC report on 2G scam

  Slamming the leakage of the draft Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on 2G scam as a "gross breach of Parliamentary propriety", BJP on Friday said its contents appeared like Congress documents where attempts have been made to save its leaders including the Prime Minister.

• Govt agrees to disclose audio recordings of Lokpal Committee proceedings

  The government has now agreed to make public the audio recordings of the proceedings of the Joint Drafting Committee constituted to draft the Lokpal Bill.

• Now, CPI rejects government questionnaire on Lokpal

  The CPI has refused to answer a questionnaire on the Lokpal Bill sent to political parties by the government.In a letter to  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said the government had not consulted other parties when setting up the committee that's drafting the new bill against corruption.  Mr Mukherjee i...

• JPC on 2G scam: Experts to help understand spectrum allocation

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee's (JPC) on the 2G spectrum scam meets today and tomorrow, for the first time after the draft Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the issue was submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker by PAC chief Murli Manohar Joshi. Experts from Ministry of Communication and the Income Tax department will help the JPC go back "at lea...

• Jan Lokpal Bill: Second meeting of Joint Drafting Committee today

  Five Union ministers and social activist Anna Hazare's representatives will meet today to take forward the process to draft an effective legislation to combat corruption.Civil society members held rallies in several cities yesterday in support of a strong anti-corruption law as the Union ministers went through minute details of various versions of ...