Former PM Manmohan Singh brought the Constitution Amendment Bill for one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures. The Bill was passed on March 9, 2010 in the Rajya Sabha but was not taken up in Lok Sabha.
The Centre has called an all-party meeting on the eve of the 5-day special session of Parliament on September 17.
Congress demanded that the Women's Reservation Bill be passed during the special session of parliament, a resolution undertaken at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) stated.
PM Modi, who is known for his oratory skills, has delivered some moving speeches, including issuing a stern warning to Pakistan after the Pulwama attack, and taking on the Congress for raising objectionable slogans against him. Taking a look at some of his powerful speeches so far.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought for the passage of Women's Reservation Bill in the upcoming special session of Parliament.
According to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, the invitation for the same has been sent to concerned leaders through email.
The original image is of the new Parliament of India, but the poster of Rohit Sharma has been superimposed on it.
The preamble of the Constitution says 'We the citizens of India'. There is no need to rename India. Emotional issues are being brought out ahead of the elections, said Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Parliament special session: The I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting was held amid the backdrop of the 'India versus Bharat' controversy which has triggered a huge political row in the country.
The Congress leader's tweet has fueled speculations about whether the government is planning to change the country's name from 'India' to 'Bharat'.
Addressing a presser, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that he spoke with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury who told him that he didn't give any consent on being part of the committee on 'One Nation One Election'.
The special session of Parliament will have five sittings and members will be informed about the provisional calendar separately.
The special session of Parliament will have five sittings and members will be informed about the provisional calendar separately.
Special session of Parliament: Parliament, which was last month adjourned sine die after the monsoon session, will meet from September 18 to 22 for a special session of which the Centre has not made public the agenda.
The government has formed a committee headed by the former president Ram Nath Kovind to explore the feasibility of holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies.
Sources have informed that arrangements are being made in the Parliament for group photo of MPs ahead of the 5-day special session.
Speculations are around that the government may introduce 'One Nation One Election' bill in the special session of the Parliament which has been called by the Centre from September 18-22. Let's take a look at what the Law Commission 2018 report said on conducting simultaneous elections.
Speculations are doing the rounds that the Modi government may introduce some key bills in the special session of the Parliament. Let's take a look at what could be the possible scenarios for the upcoming session.
There was no official word on the agenda of the session which will be held days after the G20 Summit in the national capital on September 9 and 10.
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