Tag: #Legislation

Waqf Bill Controversy: Censored Dissent Notes Ignite Parliamentary Clash

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Waqf Bill Controversy: Censored Dissent Notes Ignite Parliamentary Clash

Censored dissent notes in Waqf Bill create parliamentary storm; The corrigendum to Appendix 5 of the report was tabled in the post-lunch sitting in the Rajya Sabha by Kulkarni. She had tabled the report in the House in the morning New Delhi, Feb 13: Amid uproar over the alleged redaction of certain portions of the dissent notes in the joint parliamentary committee report on the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, BJP MP Medha Vishram Kulkarni tabled a corrigendum in the Upper House on Thursday afternoon. The corrigendum to Appendix 5 of the…

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NC Leader Proposes Alcohol Ban in Kashmir: Public Support Grows

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NC Leader Proposes Alcohol Ban in Kashmir: Public Support Grows

NC leader moves bill demanding ban on drinking alcohol in Kashmir and other Muslim majority areas; Proposed alcohol ban in Kashmir gains widespread public support National Conference (NC) legislator Ahsan Pardesi has submitted a private member bill in the Assembly, seeking a ban on alcohol in Kashmir and other Muslim-majority areas of Jammu Kashmir.  According to news agency JKNS, Pardesi stated that the bill aims to protect the region’s cultural and religious values, arguing that alcohol consumption contradicts Kashmir’s traditional Sufi-Reshi ethos. “The unrestricted sale of alcohol undermines our religious…

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