Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Tuesday strongly opposed any move to initiate impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma on the basis of an in-house inquiry report, calling it “entirely unconstitutional” and a serious threat to the independence of the judiciary. Addressing … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) BJP MP and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Tuesday, criticised the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for not participating in the debate and instead claiming the Bill was “unconstitutional”. “If Rahul Gandhi is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Udit Raj on Saturday attributed the recent surge in violence in West Bengal to the growing influence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. His remarks came following the unrest in the Murshidabad district over the Waqf Act, which witnessed … Read more
Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) During an all-party meeting here on Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded that the Speaker should not allow any unconstitutional, undemocratic and anti-national activity in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The meeting was held ahead of the Budget Session of the Assembly that begins on March 3. The session … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf (Amendment) bill tabled its report in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday amidst uproar by the members of the Opposition members. As the chaos prevailed, the House was adjourned for 10 minutes and convened again with both sides engaging in discussion on the bill. … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and several Muslim organisations have strongly condemned the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, calling it deeply “unfortunate and harmful to the country.” The Muslim leaders have also raised concerns over the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s (JPC) actions on the Waqf … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking scrapping of the TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) system, envisaged under the Income Tax Act. “We will not entertain this (petition). Dismissed,” a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar told the PIL litigant. … Read more