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Key Bills, SIR, Vande Mataram: What's On Table During Winter Session
The three-week-long Winter Session of Parliament will begin on Monday, December 1, with discussions on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and "Vande Mataram," and bills on nuclear energy and higher education expected to be the legislature's focus.
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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 17 Highlights: Amid INDIA Bloc Leaders' Protest, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Resume Proceedings
As the INDIA Bloc leaders continued to protest Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue of electoral rolls in Bihar, the proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been resumed.
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"Opposition Wants Digital Data, But Poll Body Giving Paper Data": DMK's Kanimozhi To NDTV
Lamenting the state of parliamentary democracy, DMK's Kanimozhi today cited how opposition MPs were stopped and then briefly detained when they led a march to the Election Commission, alleging vote theft.
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Kiren Rijiju On Why Centre Will Be Forced To Push Bills Amid Parliament Protests
The government will be compelled to press for the passage of its bills amid protests in Parliament, Kiren Rijiju said on Monday, as the Opposition's relentless disruptions over SIR dimmed the prospects of normal functioning of the two Houses.
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3 Ex Chief Justices Support Simultaneous Polls, But Flag Issues In Bill
Former chief justices of India have endorsed the constitutionality of the "one nation, one election" concept but have raised concerns over its various aspects, including the power given to the Election Commission.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law To Appoint Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.
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Bill To Appoint Top 3 Poll Officers Passed In Lok Sabha, Clears Parliament
With most Opposition members outside the House after a spree of suspensions, the Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to establish a new mechanism for appointment of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners.
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Government Makes Key Changes In Bill To Protect Top Election Officers
The controversial bill replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet minister in the selection panel for the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Parliament Winter Session 2023 Highlights: Bill On Election Commission Members' Appointments Moved In Rajya Sabha
The Centre moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs), and the procedure for the transaction of business by the
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Both Houses Adjourned Till 11 am Tomorrow
The winter session of Parliament begins today. It is expected to be stormy with the opposition parties firm on opposing some bills on the agenda of the government including the Bill to regulate the appointments for the Chief Election Commission and O
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Opinion: Does Centre's Bill Aim To Weaken Election Commission?
In the recent monsoon session, the Centre presented a bill in Rajya Sabha recommending a new formula to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
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A 2012 Letter By LK Advani Surfaces Amid Row Over Bill On Poll Appointments
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a 2012 letter by LK Advani to then PM Manmohan Singh amid controversy over a proposed bill by the centre that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers
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"His Message is Clear": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi On Bill To Appoint Poll Panel Chief
In a couple of long posts on X, earlier known as Twitter, Kejriwal also accused Modi of not following the Supreme Court order and said this is a "very dangerous situation".
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Bill To Allow Poll Body To Link Aadhaar With Voters' List Likely In Budget Session
The government is likely to bring a bill in the Budget session of the parliament to give the Election Commission (EC) statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar number of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.
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Key Bills, SIR, Vande Mataram: What's On Table During Winter Session
The three-week-long Winter Session of Parliament will begin on Monday, December 1, with discussions on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and "Vande Mataram," and bills on nuclear energy and higher education expected to be the legislature's focus.
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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 17 Highlights: Amid INDIA Bloc Leaders' Protest, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Resume Proceedings
As the INDIA Bloc leaders continued to protest Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue of electoral rolls in Bihar, the proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been resumed.
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"Opposition Wants Digital Data, But Poll Body Giving Paper Data": DMK's Kanimozhi To NDTV
Lamenting the state of parliamentary democracy, DMK's Kanimozhi today cited how opposition MPs were stopped and then briefly detained when they led a march to the Election Commission, alleging vote theft.
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Kiren Rijiju On Why Centre Will Be Forced To Push Bills Amid Parliament Protests
The government will be compelled to press for the passage of its bills amid protests in Parliament, Kiren Rijiju said on Monday, as the Opposition's relentless disruptions over SIR dimmed the prospects of normal functioning of the two Houses.
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3 Ex Chief Justices Support Simultaneous Polls, But Flag Issues In Bill
Former chief justices of India have endorsed the constitutionality of the "one nation, one election" concept but have raised concerns over its various aspects, including the power given to the Election Commission.
-
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law To Appoint Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.
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Bill To Appoint Top 3 Poll Officers Passed In Lok Sabha, Clears Parliament
With most Opposition members outside the House after a spree of suspensions, the Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to establish a new mechanism for appointment of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners.
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Government Makes Key Changes In Bill To Protect Top Election Officers
The controversial bill replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet minister in the selection panel for the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Parliament Winter Session 2023 Highlights: Bill On Election Commission Members' Appointments Moved In Rajya Sabha
The Centre moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs), and the procedure for the transaction of business by the
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Both Houses Adjourned Till 11 am Tomorrow
The winter session of Parliament begins today. It is expected to be stormy with the opposition parties firm on opposing some bills on the agenda of the government including the Bill to regulate the appointments for the Chief Election Commission and O
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Opinion: Does Centre's Bill Aim To Weaken Election Commission?
In the recent monsoon session, the Centre presented a bill in Rajya Sabha recommending a new formula to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
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A 2012 Letter By LK Advani Surfaces Amid Row Over Bill On Poll Appointments
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a 2012 letter by LK Advani to then PM Manmohan Singh amid controversy over a proposed bill by the centre that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers
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"His Message is Clear": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi On Bill To Appoint Poll Panel Chief
In a couple of long posts on X, earlier known as Twitter, Kejriwal also accused Modi of not following the Supreme Court order and said this is a "very dangerous situation".
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Bill To Allow Poll Body To Link Aadhaar With Voters' List Likely In Budget Session
The government is likely to bring a bill in the Budget session of the parliament to give the Election Commission (EC) statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar number of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.
