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PM Modi praises MPs, says Women's Quota Bill will give unprecedented power

Meanwhile, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday

Women's Reservation Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha by Law Minister Meghwal

A landmark bill to reserve a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The 128th Constitution Amendment Bill, which was approved by two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, was introduced in the Upper House by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Rajya Sabha will have a seven-and-a-half hour window to discuss the bill.The legislation is widely expected to get approval of the Upper House. It will then require approval of majority of state assemblies. It will be implemented after a delimitation exercise based on Census data is completed. This is the seventh attempt since 1996 to get the women's reservation bill passed. Women presently make up for nearly half of India's 95 crore registered voters but comprise only 15 per cent of lawmakers in Parliament and 10 per cent in state assemblies. The 33 per cent reservation for women will not apply to the upper house of Parliament and state legislatures.

BJD issues whip for RS MPs to support passage of Women's Reservation Bill

Meanwhile, on the Bill being brought in the Upper House, BJD MP Sasmit Patra said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has always supported the Bill and based on his instructions

Parliament LIVE: Lok Sabha unanimously passes Women's Reservation Bill 2023

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Meghwal moves women's reservation bill for consideration and passage in LS

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Wednesday moved the women's reservation bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha, saying it is a step towards women empowerment. It is an important bill and it will be good if unanimity emerges for its passage, he said. Meghwal said an attempt to pass the bill during the UPA rule failed as the legislation lapsed due to the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Perhaps the UPA government was more concerned about remaining in power than passing the important bill, the minister added. The constitution amendment bill was introduced on Tuesday.

Disrespecting Sanatan Dharma against Constitution: Union Minister

Venugopal waded into the Sanatan row, saying that his party believes in 'Sarva Dharma Samabhava' (all religions are equal). "We respect all religions," he had said

Rajasthan elections: BJP suspends Kailash Meghwal over corruption claims

BJP has suspended the Rajasthan MLA after he publicly called Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal 'Corrupt number one'

Rajasthan elections: Corruption is rampant in the judiciary says CM Gehlot

The chief minister alleged that agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax department conduct raids without making prior assessments

Rajasthan: Union min Meghwal claims Kailash Meghwal will join Congress

Responding to allegations of corruption, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal claimed that Kailash Meghwal was preparing to join Congress

Opposition playing politics over Manipur issue: Law Minister Meghwal

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday slammed the opposition for "playing politics" over the Manipur violence issue, saying these parties do not want a debate on this matter in Parliament. He also said what action has been taken pertaining to the Manipur issue will be known when discussion takes place in Parliament on the no-confidence motion brought by the opposition. The Union Minister of State for Law and Justice further said that had the opposition allowed discussion in Parliament, the country would have come to know what kind of actions have been taken by the government in the matter. "But the opposition does not want the debate in Parliament," he alleged while addressing the media here on the sidelines of an international conference on 'Environmental Laws and Constitutional Rights: A global perspective'. "We took all types of actions. The Union Home Minister stayed there for three days. It is not that such incidents did not take place in Manipur earlier. The home minis

More than 10 mn suggestions received over UCC: Law Minister Meghwal

The Law Commission of India on Friday decided not to further extend the time period for submission of suggestions from the public on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)

Nearly 26,000 cases disposed of by Supreme Court so far: Law Minister

The Supreme Court has disposed of nearly 26,000 cases so far this year while the 25 high courts have settled over 5.23 lakh cases, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Lok Sabha on Friday. On Thursday, the minister had informed Rajya Sabha that cases pending in various courts in the country had crossed the five-crore mark. Citing data from the Supreme Court's Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS), Meghwal, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said the top court had settled 25,959 cases till July 15 this year. The 25 high courts disposed of 5,23,338 cases till July 17 this year, he said, citing National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) data. Meghwal said the disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary. "No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts. The government has no direct role in disposal of cases in courts," he said. He said timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors

LG Secretariat rebuts 'overturning CM's decision' charges on Delhi officers

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday held talks with visiting Justice Minister of Vietnam Le Thanh Long. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Meghwal said the meeting will further strengthen bilateral ties, including promoting legal and judicial cooperation, between the two countries. He said the talks were held to mark the 51st anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam, and completion of seven years of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

NALSA has important role to play in ensuring equality to all: Law minister

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said the National Legal Aid Services Authority (NALSA) has an important role to play in ensuring social and economic equality to all citizens of the country. "We got political equality on 26 November 1956. Social and economic equality should also be given to all," Meghwal said in his address at the 19th Legal Services Authority meet at SKICC here. He said the steps taken under the NALSA are sometimes referred to as small steps. "Keep taking small steps through the NALSA. These steps will accumulate into big movement of justice for people," he added. Meghwal recalled the contribution made by past judges of the apex court in terms of legal aid services to the common citizens. "CJI (PN) Bhagwati had said if anyone sends him a postcard, he will register a PIL. This is the right the legal services authority has given to the people, " Meghwal said. He said in this regard, the meet at Srinagar was a "rich gathering". "Top judges of the Su

Modi govt scaled up welfare schemes keeping poor in focus: Meghwal

The Narendra Modi government scaled up various welfare schemes keeping the poor in focus and expedited their implementation, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Monday. Addressing a press conference along with Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and party MP Ramesh Bidhuri, Meghwal said the government in its nine has lived up to the motto of "sewa, sushasan and garib Kalyan" (service, good governance and welfare of the poor). "The Modi government scaled up schemes and enhanced speed to achieve targets so that they reached the last person in society," the minister said, citing numbers of beneficiaries of different schemes. The Modi government gave respect to women and ensured their safety by building 11.50 crore (toilets). It also constructed more than four crore pucca houses and provided 12 crore tap water connections, he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity was evident during his recent visit to Japan and other countries when many world leaders lauded him and ...

Law and order in Bengal 'not good at all': Union minister Meghwal

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal claimed that the law and order situation in West Bengal was "not good at all". The newly appointed Union Minister of State for Law and Justice was on an official visit to the city on Monday. Asked by reporters about some recent incidents in the state, including a blast at Egra in Purba Medinipur district that claimed 12 lives, he said, "I feel that the law and order situation in West Bengal is not good at all. But I will survey that first and then will be able to speak (more) on that." On Tuesday's scheduled meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal at Nabanna, the state secretariat, Meghwal said he was trying to drum up support over his opposition to an ordinance brought by the central government. The BJP-led government at the Centre has brought an ordinance related to the transfer and posting of officers in the Delhi government. Meghwal claimed that Kejriwal, who had an interaction with B

Bureaucrat-turned-politician Meghwal replaces Rijiju as law minister

Rijiju's surprise transfer was followed by the Rashtrapati Bhavan issuing another communique that said S P Singh Baghel, the minister of state for law, was being moved to the health and family welfare

Arjun Ram Meghwal replaces Rijiju, a look at all law ministers under Modi

Meghwal has been assigned the independent charge as minister of state in the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his existing portfolio

Cabinet reshuffle: Arjun Meghwal replaces Kiren Rijiju as new law minister

Kiren Rijiju will move to the Earth sciences ministry, a govt notification announced on Thursday

Rajasthan bypolls: Vasundhara, Meghwal among star campaigners for BJP

Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje, Union ministers Bhupendra Yadav, Gajendra Singh, Arjun Meghwal and Kailash Chaudhary have been included in the list of 20 BJP star campaigners for the bypolls