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Samajwadi Party against Waqf Amendment Bill like most parties: Akhilesh Ya
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Most of the parties of the nation are against this bill. The political parties will oppose it. Samajwadi Party is also against this bill. We will oppose this in the Parliament. The big decisions taken by the BJP have failed to benefit the public. They finished reservations for Anglo-Indi
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BJP's Alphons KJ calls Waqf Amendment Bill "rational"; Brindra Karat stand
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Kerala Bishops' Council, which is a congregation of all the Bishops of Kerala, have made a request to all the MPs from Kerala to support the Waqf Amendment Bill. Why? Because it's a very rational bill. If you look at the history of how the Waqf Act was implemented in India, we see that it w
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"Powerful people encroached upon Waqf properties": Kiren Rijiju slams oppo
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Who are those who are opposing this bill? There are a few powerful people who have encroached upon the Waqf properties. They are misguiding people. They are saying the bill is unconstitutional. It's everyone's right to criticise things, but criticism must have some substance in it," Riji
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Kiren Rijiju, Nirmala Sitharaman welcome Kerala Bishop's support to amend
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"This act is not against any community - that is propaganda being spread to poison minds of some," Rijiju posted on X, adding, "I welcome the request by Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) to all MPs of Kerala to support the Waqf Amendment Bill as a Minister and as a minority community m
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Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launches project for Sikh community
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Union Minister said that the initiative would require coordination with the Delhi government and is expected to provide not only training but also stipends and financial assistance to the beneficiaries.
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Congress MP Manickam Tagore files Notice of Question of Privilege against
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore filed a Notice of Question of Privilege in Lok Sabha against Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday, accusing him of misleading the House on March 24.
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DK Shivkumar row: Congress' Manickam Tagore accuses Kiren Rijiju of breach
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday alleged Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju of breaching the privilege and insulting the House after he sought clarification from the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the Congress' position on reservation for
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Kiren Rijiju made misleading statements about K'taka Deputy CM Shivakumar,
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the ruckus and adjournment of Parliament yesterday over Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's reported statement on the Constitution, Congress MP K Suresh on Tuesday said that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju made "misleading statements" about the latter.
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha see adjournments as Rijiju, Nadda raise Shivakumar'
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed adjournments as treasury benches sought to corner Congress over purported remarks of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar relating to the Constitution with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Union Health Minister JP Nadda
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Jairam Ramesh gives breach of privilege notice against Rijiju
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday submitted a breach of privilege notice to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for "misleading" the House over Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar's reported remarks on the Constitution. Read More
BJP resorted to diversionary tactics, has distorted quota announcement of
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Referring to the Congress government's decision to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts, Jairam Ramesh said that reservation for the main minority community as part of OBCs was introduced in Karnataka in 1994, and there have been many chief ministers since then
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BJP trying to twist my remarks, consulting legal experts: DK Shivakumar
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday slammed the BJP over its protest on his purported remarks relating to the Constitution and said Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to twist his remarks and he is consulting his legal team.
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