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In Parliament today: Nirmala Sitharaman introduces bill to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in LS; 'North East is burning', Opposition denounces CAB
Fp Staff • 5 years agoUnion finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Parliament Updates: 'Poverty in India has doubled over recent years': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre for low global poverty index ranking
Fp Staff • 5 years agoParliament LIVE Updates: In Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "India ranks 102 in the global poverty index. Bangladesh is also ahead of us, they rank 88. In today's times, poverty has doubled." Meanwhile, in Rajya Sabha, Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke on The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, which seeks to amend provisions related to reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
BJP MPs Jayant Sinha, PP Choudhary replace Congress leaders as heads of parliamentary panels on finance, external affairs
• 6 years agoFormer Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who was a member of the panel on external affairs has now been moved to the parliamentary panel on defence, which is headed by Jual Oram
Parliament Monsoon Session: Rajya Sabha passes NMC Bill; Lok Sabha approves law introducing death penalty in POCSO Act
Fp Staff • 6 years agoMonsoon session of Parliament: Lok Sabha passes IBC Amendment Bill; Rajya Sabha erupts in chaos as Opposition rejects NMC Bill
Parliament Updates: Lok Sabha passes POCSO (Amendment) Bill, 2019; proposed law introduces possibility of death penalty
Fp Staff • 6 years agoParliament Updates: Congress MP Kapil Sibal said, 'Why do you need a separate provision to declare a person as a terrorist? Will a person be declared a terrorist before an FIR is passed, or after the chargesheet is filed?'
Parliament LIVE updates: Lok Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) bill after Opposition lodges strong protests
Fp Staff • 6 years agoParliament LIVE updates: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with the 'aye's having the majority.
Elected govt in J&K in nation's interest, says Congress MP Manish Tewari; adds that PDP-BJP coalition 'alliance of ideologically incompatible people'
• 6 years agoOpposing the statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President's Rule in J&K, Congress MP Manish Tewari said an elected government in the state is in the interest of the nation and will help the Centre in its fight against terrorism.
Parliament updates: Lok Sabha passes Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill; both Houses adjourned for the day
Fp Staff • 6 years agoParliament LATEST updates: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after passing the Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018, moved by Minister of State for Law PP Choudhury. The Lower House passed the amendments after MPs from other parties made their statements, amid sloganeering by others over various issues. Furthermore, a report says the government is open to the idea of extending the Winter Session of Parliament, scheduled to end on Tuesday, by two days to pass amendments. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned withing seconds of reconvening at 2.20 pm.
Rahul, Sonia Gandhi lead protest outside Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned; Rajya Sabha to reconvene at 2 pm
Fp Staff • 7 years agoCongress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi along with members of 10 Opposition parties led a protest outside the Parliament before both HOuses convened on the last day of the Budget Session on Thursday.