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Election Laws (Amendment) Bill passed in Rajya Sabha amid din
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that aims to give effect to the long-pending electoral reforms including linking Aadhaar with the voter ID card was passed in the Rajya Sabha amid din on Tuesday, with the Opposition members strongly opposing t
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Winter session: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday following the ruckus created by the Opposition parties.
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Manoj Jha moves suspension of business notice in RS seeking discussion on
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday gave suspension of business notice under Rule-267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss the implications of privatisation of public sector banks.
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Suspended Opposition MPs lowered Parliament's dignity, should apologize: U
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said that the 12 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs from the Opposition had lowered Parliament's dignity while adding that the government will consider revoking the suspension if they apologize.
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Kharge slams Centre, says Election Laws Bill passed without discussion
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre and said that the Election Laws 2021 amendment bill was passed without any "discussion or debate"; called it "mockery of democracy".
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Congress MPs move adjournment motion notice in LS, suspension of business
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Congress MPs on Tuesday moved suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha and adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh and demanded "immediate resignation of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Aj
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DMK MP Tiruchi Siva gives notice to send Election Laws (Amendment) Bill to
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP in Rajya Sabha, Tiruchi Siva on Tuesday gave a notice to send the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to the Select Committee of the Upper Ho
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Congress issues whip to MPs to be present, support party on "very importan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Congress has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs asking them to be present in the House to support the party's stand on "very important issues" to be taken up for discussion on December 21.
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Piyush Goyal slams Oppn for skipping meet on MPs suspension, says their ma
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Right after the Opposition leaders refused to attend a meeting called by the Centre for having a discussion on 12 suspended MPs, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Opposition's mantra is to cause disturbance and disruptions.
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Winter session: BJP issues whip to party MPs mandating presence in Rajya S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House tomorrow throughout "to support the government's stand and vote in support of Bills".
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LoP Kharge follows Jaya Bachchan's way, condemns Chair for being 'unfair'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday called out the Chair for being 'unfair' towards Opposition parties and "condemned" it, following the way adopted by Bollywood actor-cum-Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan minutes before.
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More than 5.1 cr scholarships provided under pre-matric, post-matric schol
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): More than 5.1 crore scholarships have been provided through National Scholarship Portal and Direct Benefit Transfer under the pre-matric and post-matric scholarship schemes, the government informed on Monday.
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