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Opinion | How The Bill To Sack Jailed Ministers Turns Justice Into Performance Art
In effect, the Bill creates a special class of litigants, of our elected Ministers, whose detention, if more than 39 days, will automatically trigger disqualification - inevitably guaranteeing that such cases will be treated as urgent matters.
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"If Arvind Kejriwal Had Resigned...": Amit Shah On Bills To Sack Jailed Ministers
Amit Shah cited the example of Arvind Kejriwal, the former Delhi Chief Minister who ran the government from Tihar jail, to drive home the point of bringing in the bills to sack jailed ministers.
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19 Bills, Including New Income Tax Act, Passed Without Protesting Opposition
Nineteen bills - including two critical proposals, one to overhaul the Income Tax Act of 1961 and another to amend the Constitution to sack ministers facing criminal charges - were passed sans discussion or debate with the opposition.
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"To Blackmail, Torture Nitish Kumar": Tejashwi Yadav On Bill To Sack Ministers
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has criticised a set of bills to sack ministers in the federal or any state or union territory government - including chief ministers - if they have been jailed (not necessarily convicted) of 'criminal charges'.
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"Draconian Act": Congress Slams Centre Over Constitution Amendment Bill
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday criticised the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill that sought to allow the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers if they were held on serious criminal charges.
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"Governments Can't Be Run From Jail": Amit Shah On 'Criminal Ministers' Bill
A bill proposing the removal of elected public servants arrested on serious charges and kept in custody for 30 days, was needed because governments are "being run from jail" these days, Union minister Amit Shah has told BJP spokespersons,
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'Back To Medieval Times': Rahul Gandhi On Bill To Sack Arrested Ministers
Rahul Gandhi has ripped into three new bills that allow senior members of the government - including the Prime Minister and the chief ministers - to be sacked if they have been jailed (but not necessarily convicted) on 'serious criminal charges'.
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Congress Leader's 'Morality' Question To Amit Shah, His 'I Resigned' Reply
The heated face-off between the opposition and the government over the bills to remove elected representatives arrested on serious charges and kept in custody for over 30 days also saw a short but sharp exchange between K Venugopal and Amit Shah.
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Shashi Tharoor Differs With Congress Again On 'Bill To Remove PM, Chief Ministers'
Shashi Tharoor - at a crossroads in his relationship with the Congress after statements praising PM Modi - differed from the party line again Wednesday, this time over a bill proposing the forcible removal of ministers facing criminal charges.
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'Remember Arvind Kejriwal': Opposition Slams Centre Over 'PM Removal' Bill
A bill to eject senior members of the government - from the Prime Minister down - jailed (but not necessarily after a trial) for 30 days on 'serious criminal charges' has led to the opposition accusing the BJP of conspiring to remove non-aligned govt
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UK To Bar Foreign Sex Offenders From Receiving Asylum Protections
The government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will be amended to deny refugee status to any foreign national with a criminal conviction that qualifies them for the sex offenders register.
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FM Claims Access to WhatsApp Messages Led to Seizure of Crypto Worth Rs. 90 Crore
This week in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that encrypted communication channels are being misused for financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion. She revealed that authorities were able to seize over Rs. 90 crores in crypto assets from a syndicate thanks to access to WhatsApp messages.
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US Senate Blocks Bill To Impose Sanctions On International Criminal Court
Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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"If You Don't Participate In Debate...": Veep Counsels P Chidambaram
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said a member of Parliament shows concurrence by not participating in a debate on a bill, as he launched a fresh attack on former Union minister P Chidambaram over his comments on the three criminal justice
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"New Criminal Laws Framed With Spirit Of Citizen First, Justice First": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the three new criminal justice laws were enacted with the spirit of "citizen first, dignity first and justice first" and that the police should now give more emphasis on data than 'danda' (stick).
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Opinion | How The Bill To Sack Jailed Ministers Turns Justice Into Performance Art
In effect, the Bill creates a special class of litigants, of our elected Ministers, whose detention, if more than 39 days, will automatically trigger disqualification - inevitably guaranteeing that such cases will be treated as urgent matters.
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"If Arvind Kejriwal Had Resigned...": Amit Shah On Bills To Sack Jailed Ministers
Amit Shah cited the example of Arvind Kejriwal, the former Delhi Chief Minister who ran the government from Tihar jail, to drive home the point of bringing in the bills to sack jailed ministers.
-
19 Bills, Including New Income Tax Act, Passed Without Protesting Opposition
Nineteen bills - including two critical proposals, one to overhaul the Income Tax Act of 1961 and another to amend the Constitution to sack ministers facing criminal charges - were passed sans discussion or debate with the opposition.
-
"To Blackmail, Torture Nitish Kumar": Tejashwi Yadav On Bill To Sack Ministers
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has criticised a set of bills to sack ministers in the federal or any state or union territory government - including chief ministers - if they have been jailed (not necessarily convicted) of 'criminal charges'.
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"Draconian Act": Congress Slams Centre Over Constitution Amendment Bill
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday criticised the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill that sought to allow the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers if they were held on serious criminal charges.
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"Governments Can't Be Run From Jail": Amit Shah On 'Criminal Ministers' Bill
A bill proposing the removal of elected public servants arrested on serious charges and kept in custody for 30 days, was needed because governments are "being run from jail" these days, Union minister Amit Shah has told BJP spokespersons,
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'Back To Medieval Times': Rahul Gandhi On Bill To Sack Arrested Ministers
Rahul Gandhi has ripped into three new bills that allow senior members of the government - including the Prime Minister and the chief ministers - to be sacked if they have been jailed (but not necessarily convicted) on 'serious criminal charges'.
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Congress Leader's 'Morality' Question To Amit Shah, His 'I Resigned' Reply
The heated face-off between the opposition and the government over the bills to remove elected representatives arrested on serious charges and kept in custody for over 30 days also saw a short but sharp exchange between K Venugopal and Amit Shah.
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Shashi Tharoor Differs With Congress Again On 'Bill To Remove PM, Chief Ministers'
Shashi Tharoor - at a crossroads in his relationship with the Congress after statements praising PM Modi - differed from the party line again Wednesday, this time over a bill proposing the forcible removal of ministers facing criminal charges.
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'Remember Arvind Kejriwal': Opposition Slams Centre Over 'PM Removal' Bill
A bill to eject senior members of the government - from the Prime Minister down - jailed (but not necessarily after a trial) for 30 days on 'serious criminal charges' has led to the opposition accusing the BJP of conspiring to remove non-aligned govt
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UK To Bar Foreign Sex Offenders From Receiving Asylum Protections
The government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will be amended to deny refugee status to any foreign national with a criminal conviction that qualifies them for the sex offenders register.
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FM Claims Access to WhatsApp Messages Led to Seizure of Crypto Worth Rs. 90 Crore
This week in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that encrypted communication channels are being misused for financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion. She revealed that authorities were able to seize over Rs. 90 crores in crypto assets from a syndicate thanks to access to WhatsApp messages.
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US Senate Blocks Bill To Impose Sanctions On International Criminal Court
Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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"If You Don't Participate In Debate...": Veep Counsels P Chidambaram
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said a member of Parliament shows concurrence by not participating in a debate on a bill, as he launched a fresh attack on former Union minister P Chidambaram over his comments on the three criminal justice
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"New Criminal Laws Framed With Spirit Of Citizen First, Justice First": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the three new criminal justice laws were enacted with the spirit of "citizen first, dignity first and justice first" and that the police should now give more emphasis on data than 'danda' (stick).
