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"Women’s Reservation Bill is a transformative moment in nation’s history":
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday said that the introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill is a transformative moment in the nation’s history.
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Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar calls for review of disqualification law
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday raised a question on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP and said that the decision raises a larger question about the harshness and disproportionality of the consequences of a two-year sentence upon conviction.
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Shanti Bhushan had profound knowledge of constitutional matters, says Om B
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday condoled the demise of former law minister Shanti Bhushan and said that the eminent lawyer had a profound knowledge of constitutional matters.
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Shanti Bhushan will be remembered for his contribution to legal field: PM
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Former law minister and veteran lawyer Shanti Bhushan passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness.
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Former law minister Shanti Bhushan passes away at 97
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhushan was one of the founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party.
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Former Law Minister welcomes SC's verdict on EWS quota; says "casteist rem
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ashwani Kumar welcomed the Supreme Court's 3:2 split verdict on EWS quota. He also rejected Udit Raj's claim of the top court being "casteist".
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Dire need to review collegium system: Former Union Minister of Law Ashwani
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Former Union Minister of Law and Justice Ashwani Kumar, while supporting Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's statement on the collegium system, has emphasized the need to review and reconsider the present collegium system.
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Ashwani Kumar welcomes SC's 'historic order' to put sedition law on hold
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday welcomed the "historic order" of the Supreme Court to put the sedition law on hold, and urged the Centre and the States to refrain from registering any FIRs under it.
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Ashwani Kumar expresses concern over attack on Punjab Police Intel HQ, ask
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Former law minister Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the explosion inside the Punjab Police's Intelligence office in Mohali and said it cannot be ignored.
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SC custodian of people's rights, has to be independent: Ashwani Kumar welc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Former Law Minister and Senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar welcomed Chief Justice of India NV Ramana's statement that there is a need to preserve, protect, and promote an independent judiciary and said that the Supreme Court is the custodian of the peo
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SC exploring "alternative" investigation mechanism in Lakhimpur case is vo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday welcomed the observation made by the Supreme Court while taking suo-motu cognisance of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and said that the court exploring an alternative investigation m
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Cong's Ashwani Kumar slams Sibal over comments on party leadership
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Thursday slammed Kapil Sibal saying that at a time when the party expects support, he is pointing fingers at it.
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