The Trinamool Congress has written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging them to let parliamentary committee meetings be held virtually to enable them to address issues of public interest amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In light of the prevailing circumstances, I urge your good offices to reconsider our request for conducting virtual …
In reply, MoS Reddy, said that it was only after they came to power that they are giving separate records of sedition as before all crimes were clubbed under Indian Penal Code. “You people used to hide the sedition cases within IPC cases only,” he said. He also listed out the number of cases and stated that even the respective …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs on Tuesday met under the chairmanship of Anand Sharma to seek views of the Ministry of Home Affairs on atrocities and crimes against women. When asked whether alcohol consumption, especially that of country-made liquor, led to such crimes, Home Ministry officials said that in most cases the accused was either drunk or …
The Department Related Standing Committee for Subordinate Legislation met under the chairmanship of YSR MP Raghu RamaKrishna Raju for discussion on rules/regulations/bye-laws governing the variation of speed limits of vehicles in Delhi/NCR. Special Commissioner for Traffic of Delhi Police and other top officials from the Delhi police, Joint Secretary from Ministry of Home Affairs, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Road …