Rajya Sabha Select Committee

The BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal has said the three agri-sector bills, which have set off a storm of protests in various states including Punjab and Haryana, be sent to a select committee before any decision be taken on them. "Don't think that the farmers of Punjab are weak," said Akali Dal's Naresh Gujral.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a Select Committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on August 5 this year.

The centre referred a legislation seeking a ban on commercial surrogacy to a 23-member select committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after members suggested modifications to some of its more contentious provisions. "I move the motion that the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill-2019, as passed by the Lok Sabha, be referred to a select committee of the R...

Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...

The bill to amend the landmark transparency law, the Right to Information Act, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid opposition allegations that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which has dubbed the bill "RTI Elimination Bill" and wants to send it to a select committee for further scrutiny -- is hoping to get support in the Rajya Sabha,...

A Bill to criminalise the Muslim instant divorce practice of "triple talaq" remained stuck in Rajya Sabha in face of a combined opposition insisting that it be scrutinised by a select committee of the House.

A proposed law to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education for people from general category, who also belong to the economically weaker sections, got a green signal from the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The demand by some opposition parties that it be sent to a select committee for scrutiny, was turned down. The bill, which was passed by the Lo...

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence got stalled in Rajya Sabha today. After opposition demands for a select parliamentary committee for further scrutiny of the bill, the house was adjourned till January 2. The real challenge for the bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, is in the upper house, where the government lacks the n...

The Congress and other opposition parties today demanded that a bill to amend the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act be sent to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha, even as the government sought its early passage.

The Centre may send the Triple Talaq Bill to a Select Committee for recommendations only if the Opposition agrees to have a debate of the issue.The Lok Sabha has passed the Bill last week. The BJP accused the Congress and other parties of running away from a debate and stalling the bill that ensures gender justice to Muslim women. The Rajya Sabha w...

On the day when the triple talaq bill was placed in the Rajya Sabha, the Muslim Personal Law Board appealed to parliamentarians to send the bill to a select committee. But the house was adjourned amid stormy sparring between the government and opposition and before it could vote on whether it should be sent to a parliamentary committee for review

The landmark triple talaq bill was tabled today in the Rajya Sabha, but the house was adjourned amid stormy sparring between the government and opposition and before it could vote on whether it should be sent to a parliamentary committee for review

The bill aims at bringing radical reforms in the transport sector, ranging from hefty fines for traffic rules violations to improving the licensing system and checking bogus licenses.

After a series of stormy debates over the past fortnight, the agenda for the Rajya Sabha today includes further amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha. The bills for consideration and passing on the Lok Sabha's agenda for the day include The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 a...

The BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal has said the three agri-sector bills, which have set off a storm of protests in various states including Punjab and Haryana, be sent to a select committee before any decision be taken on them. "Don't think that the farmers of Punjab are weak," said Akali Dal's Naresh Gujral.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a Select Committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on August 5 this year.

The centre referred a legislation seeking a ban on commercial surrogacy to a 23-member select committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after members suggested modifications to some of its more contentious provisions. "I move the motion that the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill-2019, as passed by the Lok Sabha, be referred to a select committee of the R...

Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...

The bill to amend the landmark transparency law, the Right to Information Act, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid opposition allegations that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which has dubbed the bill "RTI Elimination Bill" and wants to send it to a select committee for further scrutiny -- is hoping to get support in the Rajya Sabha,...

A Bill to criminalise the Muslim instant divorce practice of "triple talaq" remained stuck in Rajya Sabha in face of a combined opposition insisting that it be scrutinised by a select committee of the House.

A proposed law to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education for people from general category, who also belong to the economically weaker sections, got a green signal from the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The demand by some opposition parties that it be sent to a select committee for scrutiny, was turned down. The bill, which was passed by the Lo...

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence got stalled in Rajya Sabha today. After opposition demands for a select parliamentary committee for further scrutiny of the bill, the house was adjourned till January 2. The real challenge for the bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, is in the upper house, where the government lacks the n...

The Congress and other opposition parties today demanded that a bill to amend the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act be sent to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha, even as the government sought its early passage.

The Centre may send the Triple Talaq Bill to a Select Committee for recommendations only if the Opposition agrees to have a debate of the issue.The Lok Sabha has passed the Bill last week. The BJP accused the Congress and other parties of running away from a debate and stalling the bill that ensures gender justice to Muslim women. The Rajya Sabha w...

On the day when the triple talaq bill was placed in the Rajya Sabha, the Muslim Personal Law Board appealed to parliamentarians to send the bill to a select committee. But the house was adjourned amid stormy sparring between the government and opposition and before it could vote on whether it should be sent to a parliamentary committee for review

The landmark triple talaq bill was tabled today in the Rajya Sabha, but the house was adjourned amid stormy sparring between the government and opposition and before it could vote on whether it should be sent to a parliamentary committee for review

The bill aims at bringing radical reforms in the transport sector, ranging from hefty fines for traffic rules violations to improving the licensing system and checking bogus licenses.

After a series of stormy debates over the past fortnight, the agenda for the Rajya Sabha today includes further amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha. The bills for consideration and passing on the Lok Sabha's agenda for the day include The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 a...