Lok Sabha

A recent publication of the Lok Sabha Secretariat created a stir over the use of some words and expressions. While the Opposition has said that it is an attempt to gag them, is this much ado about nothing?

On July 18 this year, elected members of the state legislative assemblies and Parliament will vote to elect the 15th president of India. The Election Commission of India conducts the elections for the office of the president of India, the highest constitutional functionary in the country.

The parliament has passed the Criminal identification bill which shall become law if president gives him assent

Lok Sabha was informed by the Ministry of Law and Justice that disposal of cases is the work of the judiciary and  the Government has no role in the cases being resolved, disposed or upheld.It also made the lower house of the parliament aware that no stipulated  time frame has been prescribed for the disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts.

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Raising the marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years has its drawbacks. In reality what is needed is their economic and health empowerment and achieving sustainable development goals.

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to link Aadhaar cards with electoral rolls, by voice vote. The Bill aims to weed out duplication in the election process.

The enactment of the Bill led to the Opposition being up in arms over the legislative competence of the Union government to enact a law on water which is a state subject under the Seventh Schedule.

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