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Refer BJP MP's remark matter to privileges panel: Danish Ali to LS Speaker

BSP MP Danish Ali wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday, demanding that the matter of BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's use of abusive language on the floor of the House be referred to the privileges committee. Ali sought an immediate inquiry into the matter. Bidhuri made certain objectionable remarks targeted at Ali on Thursday night during a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. "I write to you with deep anguish regarding the speech given in Lok Sabha by an MP of the BJP Mr Ramesh Bidhuri during the discussion on 'Chandrayan success'. During the course of his speech, he directed the most foul, abusive invectives against me which are part of the record of the Lok Sabha," Ali said in his letter to Birla. The BSP MP listed the objectionable words used by Bidhuri against him in the letter. "This is most unfortunate and the fact that it has happened in the new parliament building under your leadership as Speaker is truly heartbreaking for me as a mino

LIVE: Release caste census data conducted by Cong, says Gandhi to govt

Day 5 of the special session of the Parliament will commence today. Catch all the latest updates from the session here

Lok Sabha logged 132% productivity in special session: Speaker Om Birla

The Thirteenth Session of the 17th Lok Sabha commenced on September 18

LIVE: RS passes Bill to reserve 33% of seats for women in LS, Assemblies

Day 3 of Parliament's special session will commence today. Catch all the latest updates from the session here

BJP struggles in Rajasthan due to lack of public connection: Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot criticises the central government for playing 'hide and seek' with Women's Reservation Bill, says there was already consensus

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

Law Minister Meghwal to move Advocate Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today

The Advocates Amendment Bill, 2023, to amend the Advocates Act, 1961, was earlier passed in the Rajya Sabha

Women's quota Bill: Lok Sabha uses voting slips instead of digital system

The Lok Sabha secretariat had to use the old system of slips to register votes of members during the passage of the key women's reservation bill on Wednesday. Sources said the digital voting system of registering the votes during division could not be used as some parties are yet to send division number of members for the new Lok Sabha chamber. Parliamentary proceedings shifted to the new building on Tuesday. Since it was a constitution amendment bill, special voting procedure was used to see how many members were in favour or against the measure. Simple bills are usually passed by a voice vote. But in bills involving constitutional amendment, voting takes place through division. The digital voting system requires members to press buttons on their desk to support, oppose or abstain during the exercise vote. This system is much faster. When slips are distributed, members sign on green or red side of the slip to register their vote. The slips are then counted by the table office t

PM Modi thanks MPs across parties after Lok Sabha clears women's quota Bill

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed delight at the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha and thanked MPs from across party lines for support. "The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is a historic legislation which will further boost women empowerment and will enable even greater participation of women in our political process," he said on X. Soon after the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha almost unanimously, Modi said, "Delighted at the passage of The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha with such phenomenal support. I thank MPs across party lines who voted in support of this Bill." After a spirited eight-hour debate in which 60 members participated, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, with 454 members voting in favour and two against it. Modi, a member of the House, was present during the voting on the bill.

Caste census to delimitation: Highlights on Women Reservation Bill debate

Sonia Gandhi leads the debate, parties try to claim credit for Bill, MPs call for caste census and question role of delimitation

Lok Sabha unanimously passes historic Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023

454 members voted in favour of the Bill, while two voted against it.

Delimitation pointless, says Gandhi; Amit Shah urges house to pass Bill

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Amit Shah speak on the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. Highlights here

SC to hear pleas on validity of extending reservation to SC/ST on Nov 21

The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted for hearing on November 21 the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of extending reservation to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and the state assemblies beyond the original 10-year period contemplated in the Constitution. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said it would examine the validity of the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, which extended quota to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years. The top court clarified that it will not go into the validity of the earlier extensions given for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes reservations through earlier amendments. "The validity of the 104th amendment shall be determined to the extent that it applies to the SCs and the STs since the reservations for Anglo Indians has come to an end after the expiration of 70 years from the commencement of the Constitution," the bench, also comprising Justices AS ...

Congress demands immediate implementation of women's quota bill: Sonia

Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday extended her party's support for the women's reservation bill and demanded its immediate implementation along with the provision for the representation of SCs, STs and OBCs. Initiating the debate from the opposition's side in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi said, "I stand here in support of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam." She said any delay in implementing women's reservation bill will be gross injustice to Indian women. "The immediate implementation of the women's reservation bill by removing all obstacles not only necessary but also possible," Gandhi said.

What is known about the Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha so far

The Women's Reservation Bill is the first bill to be discussed in the new parliament building. Lok Sabha is scheduled to discuss and pass the Bill on Wednesday

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.

INDIA bloc to meet ahead of discussion on Women's Quota Bill in Lok Sabha

The meeting will be held at the office of Rajya Sabha leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament

Special session of the Parliament day 3: What's on the agenda today?

Parliament special session: At 11 am, the Lok Sabha is likely to discuss the women's reservation bill, which has been pending for the last 27 years for want of consensus among parties

LS training for members on multimedia devices after row over women's bill

Amid members' complaints of non-receipt of the copies of the women's reservation bill, the Lok Sabha secretariat on Tuesday said a walkthrough session MPs will be organised to make them acquainted with the multimedia devices available in the new Parliament building. A Lok Sabha Secretariat bulletin said the walkthrough session has been scheduled for Wednesday morning in the new chamber of the lower house for better understanding of the features and functionalities of the multimedia devices. When the Lok Sabha convened in the new parliament building Tuesday afternoon, several members including AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, said they had not received the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill which was being introduced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pointed out to members that the Bill was available on the member's portal as well as the digital consoles available on their individual desk. Lok Sabha officials said the Speaker had taken several steps to red

Women's Bill a crack in the glass ceiling, Parliament still gender-unequal

The government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament almost three decades after it was first drafted