"Collectors and the Election Commission are responsible for conducting SIR, but the real culprits who are causing all the mischief are at the district level. I had told the Election Commission that you can issue any orders, but if the people sitting in Lucknow tell the Collector to cut th
The upper house of Parliament is also set to take up discussion on electoral reforms after further discussion on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram on Wednesday.
Teo Chee Hean, Chairman of Temasek and Senior Advisor to the Singapore Prime Minister, praised India's reforms, noting simplified GST and the consolidation of 29 labour laws into four codes. He said these changes improved ease of doing business and achieved what many once thought impossible.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday slammed the Congress over its "vote chori" allegations against the government and said the opposition party had different yardsticks when it comes to its own victory in elections and when the BJP wins.
Addressing the Lower House of Parliament during a discussion on electoral reforms, Rahul Gandhi questioned the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government about the rationale for removing the Chief Justice of India from the committee to select the Chief Election Commissioners and Election
Dubey cited the 1976 Swaran Singh Committee, which led to the 42nd Amendment, saying it stripped the President of powers. He criticised Gandhi's claims, pointing out Congress's own history of influencing institutions and appointments.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of "capturing institutions including the Election Commission" during the debate on Electoral Reforms in Lok Sabha and said when a Congress-led government comes to power at the Centre, it will retrospectively change the
Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday raised concerns over the deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, urging the Centre to extend financial and institutional support to
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday, emphasised that the main agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term is 'Reform Express' after the NDA Parliamentary Party Meeting.
PM Modi emphasised that the government's reforms are completely citizen-centric, not just economic or revenue-focused. The goal is to remove everyday hurdles so people can reach their full potential.
"The Prime Minister has always said that his government will work for the poor and oppressed. Every decision taken has been taken keeping the best interests of the people in mind. All reforms introduced by the government have positively impacted the lives of people," Thakur told ANI.
A heated debate on electoral reforms erupted in Parliament on Tuesday, with the opposition led by Congress MP Manish Tewari launching a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), questioning both its neutrality and its legal authority to conduct the ongoing Special Intensive