Parliament Winter Session: Private member's bill on Uniform Civil Code introduced in Rajya Sabha
Parliament Winter Session LIVE: Today (December 9) is the third day of the ongoing Winter Session. The government is likely to present several important bills in both the House of Parliament.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE: Today (December 9) is the third day of the ongoing Winter Session which commenced on Wednesday. The session, which will continue till December 19, was delayed by a month owing to the Gujarat Assembly elections schedule. The Union Government is mulling passing at least 16 new bills during the session. . On Day 2, the Rajya Sabha passed the Wild Life Protection Amendment Act, 2022. However, the Opposition protested in the Lok Sabha raising issues such as the India-China border and the ongoing border tussle between Maharashtra and Karnataka. Meanwhile, Congress is expected to oppose Biodiversity Amendment Bill 2021, the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Amendment Bill and Forest Conservation Amendment Bill in the ongoing session. The grand old party has reportedly demanded to send these three bills to the Standing Committee. On the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, the government introduced the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022, in the Lok Sabha amidst demands from Opposition MPs that it be referred to a standing committee for review. The bill seeks to bring transparency and accountability in the sector.
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December 09, 2022 4:15 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Private member's bill on Uniform Civil Code introduced in Rajya Sabha
A controversial private member's Bill that seeks to provide for a panel to prepare a Uniform Civil Code was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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December 09, 2022 4:14 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Rajya Sabha chaos over BJP MP's Uniform Civil Code Bill, Opposition moves to block it
Rajya Sabha witnessed chaos over BJP MP's Uniform Civil Code Bill. The Opposition moved to block it.
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December 09, 2022 1:53 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Demonetisation failed to meet its objectives: Cong leader Adhir Chowdhury in LS
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury criticised the government's November 2016 decision to demonetise high-value currency notes, claiming the move did not meet the desired goals as cash in circulation and fake currency have gone up. "The health of the economy is in a bad shape because of demonetisation. Demonetisation was launched with the objective of bringing back black money and stopping fake currency and terrorism. But none of the objectives of demonetisation has been fulfilled," Chowdhury added.
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December 09, 2022 1:48 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
500% improvement in passport services under Modi govt: Centre
Passport services in the country have improved by "500 per cent" ever since the Modi government came to power in 2014, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been continuously working to speed up issuance of passports, the minister said in Lok Sabha during Question Hour. He also said that as many as 32 million Indians or Indian origin people live abroad and the Ministry of External Affairs has been rendering services to all of them.
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December 09, 2022 1:47 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Govt seeks Parliament nod for net additional spending of Rs 3.25 lakh crore
The Government on Friday sought Parliament's nod for net additional spending of over Rs 3.25 lakh crore in the current fiscal. As per the first batch of supplementary demands for grants tabled in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, approval is being sought for gross additional expenditure of about Rs 4.36 lakh crore.
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December 09, 2022 1:44 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill introduced in LS
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
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December 09, 2022 12:12 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Rajya Sabha: BJP MP gives Zero Hour Notice to discuss implementation of Uniform Civil code
BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav gave Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the implementation of the Uniform Civil code in the country. The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply to all citizens equally regardless of their religion, sex, gender, and sexual orientation.
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December 09, 2022 11:57 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
AntiMaritime Piracy Bill to be considered in Parliament today
Among the bills to be taken into consideration and passing today at the parliament are the Anti Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019, the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Among the other Bills that are likely to be introduced are the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022.
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December 09, 2022 10:58 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha
Congress MP Manickam Tagore has also given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss "the stand of the Central Govt to scarp the pre-metric scholarship for SC, ST, OBC and minority students from 1st-8th standard from the academic year 2022-23."
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December 09, 2022 10:51 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha
Congress MP Manish Tewari has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss "the confrontation with the judiciary brought to the fore by recent statements made by various Government functionaries, including the Union Law Minister."