Ten states have withdrawn general consent granted to CBI. Opposition-ruled states have been alleging that Centre 'misuses' central agencies for political gains.
According to Parliamentary sources, some opposition members had already submitted their dissent notes to replace IPC, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Chowdhury also decried the exclusion of current Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge from the committee, calling it a 'deliberate insult' to parliamentary democracy.
House panel last yr flagged that almost all metro networks are in losses. Centre has received 21 proposals & approved 2, is working on guidelines to standardise construction & lower cost.
Panel has asked National Commission for Women to draft fresh amendments to 1990 Act and recommended giving the body ‘additional powers to ensure accountability of police towards them’.
Parliamentary committee led by BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Modi observed in its report that implementing common electoral roll currently outside scope of Article 325 of Constitution.
MPs Digvijaya Singh, Pradeep Bhattacharya and Derek O'Brien wanted the committee to discuss unrest in the northeastern state and not prison reforms as previously scheduled.
The panel was hearing the views of the Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and the Law Commission of India on UCC. BJP suggests exempting Northeast from the code.
After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.
WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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