Holding of court proceedings is an administrative matter and falls strictly under the domain of the judiciary, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Gandhi turned up in the Parliament today for the first time after returning to India from his UK visit. The Ministers in the government have been demanding an apology from the Congress leader for his remarks on democracy.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on India in the UK and said that citizens cannot remain silent over the "defamation" of the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with his top ministers including Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal Narendra Singh Tomar, Kiren Rijiju, Anurag Thakur and Nitin Gadkari in Parliament.
Attacking the Congress party over adjournment of Parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that due to the repeated disruptions, several important issues cannot be discussed.
Asserting that the institution of marriage is a matter of "policy", Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday clarified that the Centre is not interfering in the personal life of anybody by opposing the plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
"Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all of you on the occasion of Holi. Holi is a festival of colours that gives the opportunity to reduce differences between each other. Let us together celebrate the festival of colours," Anurag Thakur said while speaking to ANI.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remark that the "Opposition leaders' microphones are often switched off in Parliament" stating that the one who speaks the most says that they are not allowed to speak.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the Union Ministry of Law and Justice will bring a bill to remove 65 more obsolete laws in the coming Parliament Session.