Rijiju refutes Oppn’s claims on Waqf Bill JPC report; says all dissent notes included
The Union Minister asserted that the entire report, including annexures, had been presented in Parliament as per rules.
The Union Minister asserted that the entire report, including annexures, had been presented in Parliament as per rules.
The President will address both Houses of Parliament on January 31 at 11 am in the Lok Sabha Chamber in the Parliament House ahead of the Budget Session.
In a goodwill gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered ceremonial chadar on the sacred tomb of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisti on the occasion of the 813th annual urs at the Dargah Sharif here on Saturday
Expressing concern over reduction in the productivity of Parliament's winter session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the Opposition should raise their issues in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by following established rules and procedures instead of disrupting both the Houses.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi saying that NDA MPs are very agitated over the conduct of the Congress lawmaker in the Parliament premises.
The Union Government started a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in October 2019 for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive POCSO Courts in 31 States/UTs for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and POCSO Act, in pursuance to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018 and the direction of Supreme Court of India in Suo Moto 1/2019 dated July 25, 2019.
The apex court said if the recommendations were withheld since the law passed by the Centre on setting up the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) could not pass the muster.
The Lachit Divas celebration will come to an end on November 25 in the national capital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the last day’s celebration.
Rijiju said he observed that on several occasions judges go beyond the limit of duties and tend to do executive functions without knowing the ground realities.
The Union Government on Wednesday appointed Senior Advocate R Venkataramani as the new Attorney General for India. The Senior Advocate has been appointed for a period of three years and will succeed K K Venugopal whose term is set to come to an end on 30th September.
