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"Don't Think Farmers Of Punjab Are Weak": Akali Dal's Warning To Ally BJP
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.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Protect Rights Of Transgenders
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.
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After Opposition Objections, Centre Refers Surrogacy Bill To Select Panel
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...
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
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...
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
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...
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RTI Amendment Bill Passed; Dilutes Transparency Law, Says Opposition
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,...
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Triple Talaq Bill Stays Stuck In Rajya Sabha As Winter Session Finishes
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.
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10 Per Cent Quota For Economically Weak Clears Parliament Test: 10 Points
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...
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Opposition Stalls Triple Talaq Bill, Rajya Sabha Adjourned: 10 Points
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...
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Refer Ancient Monuments Bill To Select Rajya Sabha Committee: Congress
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.
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Winter Session of Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Discusses Triple Talaq
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...
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Triple Talaq Petitioner Ishrat Jahan Welcomes Bill, Joins BJP
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
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'Congress Hypocrisy Exposed,' Says Government After Triple Talaq Bill Is Deferred In Rajya Sabha
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
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Motor Bill Sent to Select Committee Of Rajya Sabha
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.
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Monsoon Session Of Parliament Day 13 LIVE: Debates On Banking Regulation, Prevention Of Corruption
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...
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"Don't Think Farmers Of Punjab Are Weak": Akali Dal's Warning To Ally BJP
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.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Protect Rights Of Transgenders
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.
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After Opposition Objections, Centre Refers Surrogacy Bill To Select Panel
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...
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
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...
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
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...
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RTI Amendment Bill Passed; Dilutes Transparency Law, Says Opposition
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,...
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Triple Talaq Bill Stays Stuck In Rajya Sabha As Winter Session Finishes
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.
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10 Per Cent Quota For Economically Weak Clears Parliament Test: 10 Points
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...
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Opposition Stalls Triple Talaq Bill, Rajya Sabha Adjourned: 10 Points
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...
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Refer Ancient Monuments Bill To Select Rajya Sabha Committee: Congress
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.
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Winter Session of Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Discusses Triple Talaq
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...
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Triple Talaq Petitioner Ishrat Jahan Welcomes Bill, Joins BJP
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
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'Congress Hypocrisy Exposed,' Says Government After Triple Talaq Bill Is Deferred In Rajya Sabha
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
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Motor Bill Sent to Select Committee Of Rajya Sabha
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.
-
Monsoon Session Of Parliament Day 13 LIVE: Debates On Banking Regulation, Prevention Of Corruption
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...
