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Government diluting RTI to help corrupt, says Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): In a scathing attack, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government of helping the corrupt by diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act through the Amendment Bill, 2019.
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What happened yesterday has pained me: R S Chairman Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed "pain" over Thursday's incident in the upper house during voting process on Right to Information (Amendment) Bill that witnessed chaos and pandemonium after the House rejected Opposition's demand to r
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Opposition accuses BJP of manipulating ballot paper during voting on RTI B
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Opposition on Thursday accused the BJP of manipulating ballot papers during the voting on the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha.
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Oppn parties accuse BJP of manipulating ballot paper voting on RTI Bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed chaos and uproar as Opposition parties accused BJP of manipulating ballot papers during the voting on the Right to Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. BJP too targeted its political rivals for levelling 'baseless
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Rajya Sabha passes RTI (Amendment) Bill after acrimonious debate
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the controversial Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after an acrimonious debate and opposition walk out amidst uproarious scenes with the government rejecting a strong demand for referring the bill to select commit
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Rajya Sabha passes RTI (Amendment) Bill after acrimonious debate
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after an acrimonious debate between the opposition and the treasury benches that witnessed unruly scenes.
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Right to Information (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI): Opposition parties on Thursday created pandemonium in Rajya Sabha after the government rejected their demand to refer the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to a Select Committee of the Upper House.
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Govt to reach out to opposition parties on RTI Amendment Bill, may contact
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Central Government will reach out to opposition parties to support the passage of Right to Information (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha, government sources said on Wednesday.
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Oppn decides to demand 7 bills be sent to Joint Select Committee
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Opposition has decided to demand in the Rajya Sabha that seven out of 16 bills, including the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, Triple Talaq Bill and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Bill, be sent to Joint Select Committee.
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RTI (Amendment) bill doesn't compromise autonomy, only enables legislation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Terming any conception regarding Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 as "wrong and motivated", Minister of State (MoS) for Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh on Monday said that the bill will not compromise the autonomy of the original act and w
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RTI amendment bill introduced in Lok Sabha after division
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI) The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to give the central government power to fix the tenure and salaries of information commissioners was introduced in the Lok Sabha after a division.
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