Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for an all-party meeting over the Women’’s Reservation Bill on April 5 before it is tabled in the upcoming session of the Parliament.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has called for countrywide protests against the Bill next month, saying that the legislation was against Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar’’s ideology [...] Continue reading Pranab Mukherjee calls for all-party meeting over Women’’s Reservation Bill
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Ramdas Athawale, saying the first meeting of Parliament each year could not be necessarily considered as its first session.
Athawale had challenged Lok Sabha Speaker’’s decision to treat the first meeting of the House in January 2004 as the [...] Continue reading First Parliamentary meeting should not be considered as first session, says Supreme Court