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The Bill That Could Have Stopped Raghav Chadha From Splitting The AAP
Chadha suggested an amendment that increased the threshold to three-fourths and barred defecting MPs from contesting elections for the next six years. Had the bill been passed, the cut-off number would have been eight, i.e. Chadha + seven.
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Himachal Assembly Passes Bill To Bar Pension For Disqualified MLAs
Himachal Assembly passes bill to bar pensions for six MLAs disqualified under anti-defection law.
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: One Nation, One Poll Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tables "One Nation, One Poll", a constitutional amendment bill, in the Lok Sabha.
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President Approves Narcotics, Election Amendment Bills Passed In Parliament
President has given his assent to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which were passed during recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament amid unprecedented uproar.
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"Will Be Voluntary": Law Minister Kiren Rijiju On Contentious Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking
The linking of Aadhaar and voter ID cards will be "voluntary and not compulsory", Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told NDTV Tuesday, amid protests against the controversial Election Laws (Amendment) Bill and the manner in which it was passed.
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Parliament Passes Electoral Reforms Bill, Opposition Walks Out Of Rajya Sabha
Parliament today passed a Bill to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem with Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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Linking Aadhaar With Voter ID Will End Duplication, Says Centre: Report
Amid Opposition criticism of a bill to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls, sources in the government said the move would solve the "major problem" of multiple enrollment of the same person at different places and help in "cleaning" the voters list.
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"Election Laws Bill Passed Without Discussion," Fumes Congress Leader
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre and said that the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed without any "discussion or debate"; called it "mockery of our democracy".
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Linking Aadhaar To Voter ID: Government's Defence In 10 Points
Changes in the electoral law, including allowing the linking of Aadhaar to voter IDs, are set for a Rajya Sabha debate today. With the opposition raising a strong protest and demanding a review, the government has detailed its arguments in a note.
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Parliament Live Updates: Election Reforms Law Cleared By Rajya Sabha
The Parliament passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, today with Rajya Sabha approving it through voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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10 Things To Know About The Electoral Reforms Controversy
Four changes in the electoral law, the key one allowing linking of Aadhaar to the voter identity card, was passed in the Lok Sabha amid uproar today. The opposition demanded a review of the bill, arguing against the Aadhaar-voter I-card link.
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Election Reforms Law Cleared By Lok Sabha Amid Protests
Changes to the electoral law to allow linking of the Aadhaar card to the voter I-card were passed in the Lok Sabha today amid massive opposition protests against the "Election Laws (Amendment) Bill".
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Parliament Highlights: Election Reforms Law Cleared By Lok Sabha Amid Protests
Changes to the electoral laws to allow linking of the Aadhaar card to the voter I-card were passed in the Lok Sabha today amid massive opposition protests against the "Election Laws (Amendment) Bill".
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Prashant Kishor's Third Attack On Boss Nitish Kumar, And A Counter
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is finally running out of patience with his former election strategist turned party number two Prashant Kishor. Differences between them have floated to the surface in the political row over the Citizenship Amendment Act. In a quick-change act by Nitish Kumar just 45 days after he opposed the law at a party meeting...
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The Bill That Could Have Stopped Raghav Chadha From Splitting The AAP
Chadha suggested an amendment that increased the threshold to three-fourths and barred defecting MPs from contesting elections for the next six years. Had the bill been passed, the cut-off number would have been eight, i.e. Chadha + seven.
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Himachal Assembly Passes Bill To Bar Pension For Disqualified MLAs
Himachal Assembly passes bill to bar pensions for six MLAs disqualified under anti-defection law.
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: One Nation, One Poll Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tables "One Nation, One Poll", a constitutional amendment bill, in the Lok Sabha.
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President Approves Narcotics, Election Amendment Bills Passed In Parliament
President has given his assent to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which were passed during recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament amid unprecedented uproar.
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"Will Be Voluntary": Law Minister Kiren Rijiju On Contentious Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking
The linking of Aadhaar and voter ID cards will be "voluntary and not compulsory", Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told NDTV Tuesday, amid protests against the controversial Election Laws (Amendment) Bill and the manner in which it was passed.
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Parliament Passes Electoral Reforms Bill, Opposition Walks Out Of Rajya Sabha
Parliament today passed a Bill to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem with Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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Linking Aadhaar With Voter ID Will End Duplication, Says Centre: Report
Amid Opposition criticism of a bill to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls, sources in the government said the move would solve the "major problem" of multiple enrollment of the same person at different places and help in "cleaning" the voters list.
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"Election Laws Bill Passed Without Discussion," Fumes Congress Leader
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre and said that the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed without any "discussion or debate"; called it "mockery of our democracy".
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Linking Aadhaar To Voter ID: Government's Defence In 10 Points
Changes in the electoral law, including allowing the linking of Aadhaar to voter IDs, are set for a Rajya Sabha debate today. With the opposition raising a strong protest and demanding a review, the government has detailed its arguments in a note.
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Parliament Live Updates: Election Reforms Law Cleared By Rajya Sabha
The Parliament passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, today with Rajya Sabha approving it through voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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10 Things To Know About The Electoral Reforms Controversy
Four changes in the electoral law, the key one allowing linking of Aadhaar to the voter identity card, was passed in the Lok Sabha amid uproar today. The opposition demanded a review of the bill, arguing against the Aadhaar-voter I-card link.
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Election Reforms Law Cleared By Lok Sabha Amid Protests
Changes to the electoral law to allow linking of the Aadhaar card to the voter I-card were passed in the Lok Sabha today amid massive opposition protests against the "Election Laws (Amendment) Bill".
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Parliament Highlights: Election Reforms Law Cleared By Lok Sabha Amid Protests
Changes to the electoral laws to allow linking of the Aadhaar card to the voter I-card were passed in the Lok Sabha today amid massive opposition protests against the "Election Laws (Amendment) Bill".
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Prashant Kishor's Third Attack On Boss Nitish Kumar, And A Counter
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is finally running out of patience with his former election strategist turned party number two Prashant Kishor. Differences between them have floated to the surface in the political row over the Citizenship Amendment Act. In a quick-change act by Nitish Kumar just 45 days after he opposed the law at a party meeting...
