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Oppn parties accuse BJP of manipulating ballot paper voting on RTI Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 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, 7 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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Govt taking revenge on RTI as it exposed their false claims: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that the government was bringing amendments in the Right to Information Act to take revenge on institutions as it exposes the "false claims" of the government.
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Rajya Sabha passes RTI (Amendment) Bill after acrimonious debate
Updated : 6 years, 7 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, 7 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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Congress issues whip to Rajya Sabha MPs
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Congress party has issued whip to its MPs in Rajya Sabha to be present in the House today.
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Govt to reach out to opposition parties on RTI Amendment Bill, may contact
Updated : 6 years, 7 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, 7 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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Centre disempowering every citizen: Sonia Gandhi on RTI Act amendment
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government is "hell-bent on completely subverting" the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. She added that Centre may "achieve its aims" through majority, but
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RTI (Amendment) bill doesn't compromise autonomy, only enables legislation
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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Decision to amend RTI Act is a bad move: Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the decision to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act is not a correct move as it will end the independence of Central and State Information Commissions.
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RTI amendment bill introduced in Lok Sabha after division
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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