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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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Lok Sabha passes Bill to amend RTI Act after division
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (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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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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Azam Khan defamation case transferred to Prayagraj
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 22 (ANI): A criminal defamation case filed by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur against ex-minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has been transferred to special MP-MLA Court, Prayagraj according to Nutan Thakur, an RTI activist.
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Do not respond to concerns of members who speak and leave: Speaker tells m
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday asked Union Minister Jitendra Singh not to respond to concerns of members on RTI amendment bill if they have left the House after delivering their speech.
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Lok Sabha takes up discussion on RTI amendment bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh moved the RTI amendment bill for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha on Monday saying it is aimed at streamlining and institutionalising the functioning of information commis
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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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