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Rahul Gandhi Nominated To Standing Committee For Defense In Parliament
After a comeback in the Lok Sabha, the opposition has nominated former Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the parliamentary standing committee defence of the opposition. Congress MP Amar Singh too has been nominated to the committee, according to a Lok Sabha bulletin. This is the comeback of Rahul Gandhi, as before being disqualified in March, Mr Gandhi was a member of the parliamentary panel on defence.
Tags: Rahul Gandhi, parliament, standing committee, Defence, mp
Courtesy: NDTV
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Congress To Hold Discussion Over Controversial UCC Law
Amid the ongoing UCC law controversy, the Indian National Congress (INC) Parliamentary group is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting, on July 1. The scheduled meeting will be held at Janpath Marg, discussing the controversial Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Law, expected to be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon Parliament Session. The meeting came ahead of the Parliament Standing Committee meeting scheduled to be held on July 3.
Tags: UCC Law, Indian National Congress, standing committee, Delhi Politics
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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Govt Agrees To Send Prohibition Of Child Marriage Bill To Standing Committee
The government agreed to send the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to the Standing committee on December 21. The decision came after the constant demand of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, said Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The bill demands to increase the marriage of women to 21 from 18 years. Reportedly, Minister for Woman and Child Development Smriti Irani introduced the bill in the house.
Tags: lok sabha, Women Marriage, standing committee, Marriage Age, Congress
Courtesy: ANI
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Standing Committee To Analyse Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
The Chairman of Rajya Sabha has forwarded the 'Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020' to a standing committee. The bill aims to setup a national board that decides on standards and regulations for clinics and laboratories, which provide assisted reproductive treatments. Reportedly, the bill also intends to chalk down punishment for sex selection and other alike offences. The committee is expected to give its feedback within… read-more
Tags: Assisted reproduction, rajya sabha, Bills, standing committee
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
