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Shyam Jaju petitions NHRC alleging denial of fundamental rights to Pakista
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Shyam Jaju has filed a petition in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking action against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi alleging violation of human rights against the Hindu refugees from
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Use of brute force to suppress dissent is unacceptable in democracy: Sonia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on the BJP led Central government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that the ruling party has shown utter disregard to the people's voice by using "brute force" to suppress dissent and assured the people that her p
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CAA against fundamental rights and constitutional values, says KC Venugopa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal on Saturday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is a direct attack on the principal and values of fundamental rights.
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BJP MP Vikas Mahatme brings bill against anti-defection law in RS
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): BJP MP Vikas Mahatme on Wednesday brought a private member bill in the Rajya Sabha against anti-defection law saying that it overrides the fundamental rights of citizens.
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No proposal to make right to safe water a fundamental right: Jal Shakti Mi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said that no proposal to declare the right to safe water a fundamental right is under consideration by the government.
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Centre should bring law to tackle air pollution :BSP
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Tuesday welcomed Supreme Court's decision on the issue of rising pollution in Delhi and said that the Centre must bring some kind of law to curb the menace and access to clean air
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Assam Cabinet denying govt job to those having more than 2 children is unc
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 22 (ANI): Terming the Assam government's decision of not allowing government jobs for people having more than 2 children as 'ruthless' and 'unconstitutional', senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Tuesday called it as a step against the fundamental right of an individ
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Fundamental rights of Hindus above property rights of Muslims: Subramanian
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Subramanian Swamy on Sunday batted in support of the construction of a temple on the disputed land in Ayodhya by asserting that the fundamental rights of Hindus are above the property rights of Muslims.
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Oppn delegation sent back from Srinagar airport protests 'undemocratic' ,
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Raising objections over their "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional" detention at the Srinagar airport, a 12-member delegation including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to the Budgam District Magistrate for being denied permission t
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PIL in SC to declare provisions in UAPA unconstitutional
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 : A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to declare unconstitutional the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Act, 2019 that confers power upon the Central government to designate an individual as a terr
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Sri Lanka: 10 fundamental rights petitions filed in SC against death penal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 1 (ANI): Ten fundamental rights petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court here against the Sri Lankan government's decision to implement death penalty in the nation.
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Religious freedom in India is a fundamental right: VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (India), June 29 (ANI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that religious freedom in India is a fundamental right guaranteed under Constitution that ensures equality without any discrimination based on religion.
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