As the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on 'One Nation, One Election' is underway, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kamaljeet Sehrawat on Tuesday said that One Nation, One Election is the basic mantra of the country's Constitution.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bansuri Swaraj on Tuesday arrived at the Parliament Annexe building to attend the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on 'One Nation One Election' carrying a bag with 'National Herald Ki Loot' written on it and attacked Congress over the ongoing contr
The JPC meeting on One Nation, One Election will be conducted on April 22, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. In the first slot, former judge of the Supreme Court, Interaction with Justice Hemant Gupta, Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India on the said Bills.
Labelling it as a "historic day", Pal said that the hard work of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which took stakeholders in several states in confidence, has paid off. He added that JPC meetings were held and opposition was heard for eight hours every day.
Jagadambika Pal, BJP MP and the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Sunday criticised the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) for its planned protest against the Bill, claiming it could create divisions and challenge Parliame
According to sources, many leaders questioned the "affordability and practicality" of holding simultaneous elections across the country. Some MPs alleged that the move was designed to benefit the ruling party rather than strengthen democratic processes.
"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.
"This is double standards. We are working to take forward the legacy and role of Balasaheb Thackeray. We are working to move forward to keep it intact. Those who follow some other role, people have shown a place to them in the elections," Shinde told ANI.
"I allowed all the JPC members to put forth their views. When I tried to answer their questions, they (opposition MPs) started sloganeering, making noise and using unparliamentary words," Pal said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjay Jaiswal has slammed the opposition over the ruckus during the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, and said that from opposing BJP and NDA, the opposition has now resorted to "opposing the country."
After being suspended from the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the opposition MPs on Friday reacted sharply, alleging that the dates for the meeting were announced without prior notice. They also claimed that the government's actions were viola