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What happened yesterday has pained me: R S Chairman Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 7 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, 7 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, 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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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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Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting of RS lawmakers of Cong, Opposition
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of Rajya Sabha MPs of Congress and other opposition parties at the party office in the Parliament.
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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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Lok Sabha passes RTI amendment bill as opposition targets government
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 23 (ANI) : The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill after division that allows the Central government to notify the term of office for the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) with the Opposition slamming the measure as diluting the
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