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Protests erupt in Nepal’s parliament after Balendra Shah’s remarks on border dispute with India

Protests erupt in Nepal’s parliament after Balendra Shah’s remarks on border dispute with India

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Proceedings in both houses of Nepal’s Parliament were disrupted on Monday as lawmakers protested against Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s recent remarks on the border-related issue. Protests erupted in both houses of Nepal’s parliament following his comments on border-related issues (AFP) Members of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly of Nepal staged demonstrations, demanding an apology from Shah and the removal of his remarks from the parliamentary records. Opposition parties, who had obstructed the session in the House of Representatives, continued their protest on Monday, insisting that the Prime Minister retract his statement. Gyan Bahadur Shahi, a lawmaker from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party in the House of Representatives, said any remarks made by the Prime Minister should be based on facts. “When a Prime Minister makes any statement or claim, then it becomes the official announcement; the international community perceives it as the official view; the public accepts it as the ultimate truth. Any statement given by the Prime Minister should be based on the facts, evidence and reality. A nation can never moves …

Karti Chidambaram demands Parliament session over PM Modi’s ‘7 appeals’

Karti Chidambaram demands Parliament session over PM Modi’s ‘7 appeals’

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Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram on Monday said that the government immediately convene Parliament to brief the nation over “seven appeals” made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India stronger and self-Reliant. Calling this appeals “very serious directives” from the Prime Minister’s Office, Congress leader wrote on X, “What are the triggers for this? The Government must convene Parliament immediately & take the nation into confidence & inform us about the true state of affairs which has necessitated these ‘appeals’.” He was responding to a post by MyGov on X that listed seven appeals from Prime Minister Narendra Modi “to strengthen India during challenging global times.” Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Increasing strength of Parliament to 850 a ‘joke’, says Tharoor

Increasing strength of Parliament to 850 a ‘joke’, says Tharoor

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Increasing the strength of Parliament’s lower house to 850 is a “joke”, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, contending that it would turn it into a ‘desi’ version of the Chinese People’s Consultative Conference, which was countered by BJP leaders. Participating in the Stanford India Conference 2026 in California on Sunday (May 10, 2026), BJP leader Tejasvi Surya argued that delimitation was a “democratic necessity” to ensure more accountability from elected representatives and termed it “absurd” to allow composition of Parliament to remain frozen in time at 543 – the current strength of the Lok Sabha. “The 1971 population cannot cater to a democracy of 140 crore people in 2026,” Mr. Surya, the Lok Sabha MP, countered Mr. Tharoor, who cited the example of the U.S. Congress which continues to have a strength of 435 members since 1929. BJP leader K. Annamalai said the delimitation exercise was a “grand bargain” between the North and South Indian States before the outcome of the ongoing Census is made public. Mr. Annamalai, the former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, …

Supreme Court asks if there was a ‘proper debate’ in Parliament before enacting CEC/EC appointments law

Supreme Court asks if there was a ‘proper debate’ in Parliament before enacting CEC/EC appointments law

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Supreme Court of India. File. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 7, 2026) asked if there had been a “proper debate” in the Parliament about the “ethos” of its 2023 judgment that took the appointment of members of the Election Commission of India out of the exclusive hands of the political executive, namely, “the party which not unnaturally has an interest in perpetuating itself in power”. In a 2023 judgment in Anoop Baranwal versus Union of India, a Constitution Bench of the court had replaced the mechanism of the President appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on the sole advice of the Prime Minister with a more participatory appointment process involving a three-member selection committee of the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India. The court had said the committee would be in place till the Parliament brought in a law to replace it. The Union government had reacted to that judgment within months, by bringing in a law …

On delimitation and Parliament seats | Explained

On delimitation and Parliament seats | Explained

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The Bill proposed to increase the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats from 550 to 850 | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: The Union government had introduced the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to increase the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats from the existing 550 to 850. It had also introduced a Bill to set up the Delimitation Commission in 2026. However, the Constitution Amendment Bill was defeated in the Lok Sabha, and thereafter, the Delimitation Bill was withdrawn by the government. Published – April 20, 2026 08:30 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Women’s quota Bill defeated in Lok Sabha; Parliament adjourned

Women’s quota Bill defeated in Lok Sabha; Parliament adjourned

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2 min readApr 18, 2026 11:45 AM IST Proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned indefinitely soon after the session began at 11 am on Saturday. A day earlier, the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill was defeated in the Lok Sabha, after out of 528 members who participated, 298 members voted in support of the Bill, and 230 MPs voted against it. Subsequently, the Union government did not move forward with two related bills on delimitation, saying that the three bills could be viewed in isolation. A Cabinet Committee on Security meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM, shortly after the end of the Parliament’s special session. The meeting will be chaired by PM Modi. He will also address the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and a full Cabinet meeting in Parliament.Earlier on April 1, he chaired a CCS meeting to discuss actions related to the West Asia conflict.The Cabinet Secretary briefed officials on ensuring adequate supply of petroleum products, including LNG and LPG, and maintaining power availability. BJP’s women wing stages …

Parliament special sitting LIVE: Parliament adjourned sine die as Budget session concludes

Parliament special sitting LIVE: Parliament adjourned sine die as Budget session concludes

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Priyanka Gandhi challenged govt to bring back old Women’s Bill; leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi had accused the government of “hiding behind women” to alter the country’s electoral map. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NDA floor leaders’ meet in Parliament, JP Nadda, Shivraj Chouhan among those present| India News

NDA floor leaders’ meet in Parliament, JP Nadda, Shivraj Chouhan among those present| India News

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New Delhi: A meeting of NDA floor leaders began in Parliament on Friday with several senior leaders of the alliance in attendance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju and Pralhad Joshi and other members amid voting on the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the Special session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (PTI) Union Ministers J.P. Nadda, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Meghwal and Shivraj Singh Chouhan were present at the meeting, along with BJP National President Nitin Nabin. Among other leaders attending the meeting were Shrikant Shinde, Anupriya Patel, Jayant Chaudhary, H.D. Deve Gowda, M. Thambidurai, Upendra Kushwaha and Dileshwar Kamait. The Constitution Amendment Bill for the implementation of Women’s Reservation from the 2029 general elections was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday, with the opposition parties voting against it A Constitution Amendment Bill is passed if it gets the support of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting. In the division that took place following the debate on the …

All your questions answered| India News

All your questions answered| India News

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All eyes remain on Parliament’s special session after the women’s reservation bill was tabled and debated on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging broad political backing in the Lok Sabha. The issue has already triggered a sharp political face-off. The BJP hailed the move as a “historic” step, while opposition parties accused the government of dragging its feet on notifying and implementing the law, alleging it was being used to advance an “unconstitutional” delimitation exercise. PM Modi warned the opposition, saying that those who oppose the bill will not be spared by the women of this country. (AFP) The Women’s Reservation Act, 2023 – which mandates a 33% quota for women in legislatures – was brought into force on Thursday, even as key questions around its rollout continue to dominate the debate. Here’s all you need to know about the bill and the proposed amendment. What is this bill? The Women’s Reservation Bill, also called the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam or The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, was first introduced in …

Parliament special sitting LIVE: ‘Bill has nothing to do with women empowerment; attempt to bypass caste census,’ Rahul Gandhi says

Parliament special sitting LIVE: ‘Bill has nothing to do with women empowerment; attempt to bypass caste census,’ Rahul Gandhi says

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The Delimitation Bill is a blatant attack on cooperative federal structural: Hibi Eden, INC MP from Kerala The Delimitation Bill is a blatant attack on cooperative federal structure, said MP Hibi Eden. He asked, PM Modi stated that no States will lose its share, but why isn’t it mentioned in the Delimitation Bill. States that invested in education, reduced population growth, those states are losing, remarked Mr. Eden. Raising question on Delimitation, he said,” So are we saying that progress will cost power. Delimitation is not arithmetic, its power. Do not link women reservation to a process that will break the federal structure.” Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link