Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday stated that consensus and dissent are the strengths of democracy, but planned disruption in Assemblies and Parliament are detrimental to democratic values.
Jairam Ramesh accused the committee of bypassing a clause-by-clause discussion and ignoring dissenting voices from opposition MPs and alleged that the Waqf Amendment Bill was "bulldozed" through the JPC.
According to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP), the incident allegedly took place when police entered the facility and detained educators from Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University (SBK).
On the occasion of Jammu and Kashmir Sankalp Diwas, BJP President in the Union Territory Sat Sharma claimed that people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) felt insecure in Pakistan and wanted to be part of India and today the atmosphere existed when people in POJK would come out i
On February 17, the government appointed Gyanesh Kumar as the new CEC, to succeed Rajiv Kumar. According to reports, the Lok Sabha LoP, who is part of the committee, submitted his dissent note, calling the selection process as both "disrespectful and discourteous."
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva launched a scathing attack on Delhi's acting Chief Minister Atishi, questioning her authority within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and alleging internal dissent as "people of her party not ready to accept her as leader of the opposition".
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday clarified that the dissent notes were included in the Joint Parliamentary Committee report over Waqf Amendment Bill and questioned the basis of opposition protest.
Amid opposition alleging that their dissent notes were not included in the Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) report on the Waqf bill tabled in Parliament, Independent MP from Purnea Pappu Yadav said that the House will not function if issues brought up by the opposition are ignored.
In response to growing concerns about government overreach in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), journalists and human rights activists are voicing strong opposition to the newly enacted Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2025. They argue that the law poses a significant thr
DMK MP Mohd Abdulla on Thursday said that his party will not accept the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Bill. He added that portions of the Opposition's dissent notes were removed from the JPC report.
TMC MP Sushmita Dev on Thursday raised concerns over the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Bill presented in the Rajya Sabha, alleging that the dissent note was censored, with portions of it being hidden using "black ink or white paper."
"Our dissent notes have been excluded from the report. The rule says that only an inappropriate remark can be removed... Our evidence has not been considered... We will also go to the Speaker regarding this..." Banerjee told ANI.