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Amidst Opposition Protests, Lok Sabha Rushes Through Three Criminal Law Bills

December 20, 2023 Editor

India’s Colonial-Era Criminal Laws Bid Farewell: Lok Sabha Ushers in “Bharatiya” Era In a momentous yet controversial session, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday bid adieu to three pillars of India’s colonial-era legal system, replacing them with a trio of newly minted bills – the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill. These sweeping reforms, introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, aim to reshape India’s criminal justice landscape, replacing the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act of…

Dhankhar Showdown Intensifies: Suspended MPs Reach 143, 10 Points On Standoff

December 20, 2023 Editor

Dhankhar Showdown Intensifies: Suspended MPs Reach 143, Parliament Paralyzed

On Wednesday, two more Opposition MPs were suspended for unruly behaviour, taking the total number to 143 New Delhi: The deadlock between the Opposition and the government deepened on Wednesday over Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee’s mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on a mobile camera held by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. The act has prompted condemnation by Dhankhar, union ministers and BJP MPs. Gandhi called out the media for allegedly not discussing the suspension of Opposition MPs enough and focussing on the video row. On Wednesday, two more Opposition MPs…

Three-State Hotspot: JN.1 Variant Emerges in Different Parts of India, 21 Cases Identified

December 20, 2023 Editor

According to official sources, 19 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been traced in Goa and one each in Kerala and Maharashtra. As many as 21 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected across the country till now, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul said on Wednesday but asserted that there was no need to panic. He said that the scientific community in India was closely investigating the new variant as he emphasised on the need for states to ramp up testing and strengthen their surveillance systems.…

Parliament in Turmoil: 142 MPs Out, Opposition Seeks Answers amid Chaos

December 19, 2023 Editor

The Parliament has been witnessing several instances of ruckus following one of the major security breaches on December 13 – the day when the country marked 22 years since the 2001 terror attack in Parliament. In view of this, a total of 92 MPs from both the Houses – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha – were suspended, with the opposition parties describing it as a “mockery of democracy”. Slamming the BJP-led Centre for allegedly violating democratic norms and trying to “bulldoze” important legislation through the House without any debate, Congress…

LK Advani, MM Joshi Requested Not to Attend Ram Temple Event: Ayodhya Trust Official

December 19, 2023 Editor

LK Advani, 96, is the founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, veteran BJP stalwarts who spearheaded the Ram Temple agitation in the early 1990s, have been “requested not to come” to Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony of the temple next month because of their advanced age, Ram Temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai said on Monday. They have accepted the trust’s request, he added. “Both are elders of the family and considering their age, they were requested not to come, which was…

Rajya Sabha Suspends 45 MPs, Lok Sabha 33 Following Turbulent Parliamentary Session

December 18, 2023 Editor

Before initiating the action, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar said Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge refused to meet him in the chamber. New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Monday evening suspended 45 MPs from the Upper House of Parliament for the remainder of the Winter Session, barely hours after the Lok Sabha suspended 33 over the Opposition’s incessant protests demanding a statement from home minister Amit Shah on last week’s security breach. The government’s move prompted allegation from the Congress that the former intended to “bulldoze” legislations in the Parliament without the…

The Politics of the Plate: BJP’s “Jhatka” Call Challenges Assumptions about Food, Faith, and Modernity

December 18, 2023 Editor

Firebrand BJP leader from Bihar made his supporters take the pledge that they will henceforth not spoil their ‘dharma’ by eating halal meat. Union minister and firebrand BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Sunday urged meat-eating Hindus to consume only ‘jhatka’, the flesh of animals slaughtered by a single blow of the blade. Singh also made his supporters in his Begusarai parliamentary constituency take the pledge that they will henceforth not spoil their ‘dharma’ by eating halal meat. Talking to reporters, he said, “I admire the Muslims who make it a…

Following Mathura Mosque Survey, Hindu Group Seeks Similar Action for Agra’s Shahi Jama Masjid

December 16, 2023 Editor

Hindu group on Friday demanded a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Agra right after the prayers were held, creating a tense situation in the largely Muslim-dominated area. The demand of the groups came after the Allahabad High Court allowed a primary survey of the Shahi Idgah complex adjacent to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. According to police sources, a large group of people who are part of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha distributed sweets near the Jama Masjid, despite the administration’s advice to avoid…

Authorities Raze Meat Shops in Madhya Pradesh Following Prohibition

December 16, 2023 Editor

The action in Ujjain came after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav asked authorities to clamp down on selling of meat in the open. Ten shops selling meat illegally in Ujjain and the Bhopal houses of three persons allegedly involved in the attack on a BJP functionary were bulldozed by the Madhya Pradesh administration, officials said on Friday. The action in Ujjain came after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav asked authorities to clamp down on selling of meat in the open, they added. The shops were demolished in Ujjain’s Nagjhiri area during the…

15 MPs face suspension following accusations of threatening security

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Editor

Lok Sabha security scare: MP Kapil Sibal said the government should suspend everybody if it didn’t want the Opposition. The Opposition on Thursday slammed the BJP government at the Centre for suspending 15 opposition MPs — 14 in Lok Sabha, one in Rajya Sabha — over their demand for a statement by home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday’s security breach. DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, who is among the suspended MPs, accused the government of sparing Pratap Simha but expelling Mahua Moitra “without even the inquiry being complete”. Pratap Simha is…