New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the Seventh Session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which commenced on January 28, concluded on Saturday, recording a productivity of 93 per cent and passage of nine government bills. The Speaker informed the House that 31 sittings were held during the Session, which lasted for around 151 hours and 42 minutes.Talking about the amendment bill on women’s quota, the Speaker said that the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) B…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, on Wednesday, urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government to send the recently introduced Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, to a Select or Standing Committee. He also cautioned the government not to pass the Bill in haste.Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Singhvi said, “The legacy and past history of this (NDA) government and the ruling party (BJ…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday said the BJP government’s Transgender Persons Amendment Bill is a “brazen attack” on the constitutional rights and identity of transgender people, adding that the Congress party unequivocally opposes the legislation. Taking to the social media platform ‘X’, Gandhi stated that the proposed Bill undermines the fundamental rights of transgender individuals. He said that the “regressive” legislation …