Mahua Moitra also tagged senior Congress leader and son of former union minister P. Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram, DMK MP Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian and Kerala Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Mahua Moitra, on Friday took a fresh dig at the BJP dispensation ruling at the Centre over its poll... The post appeared first on .

 Mahua Moitra also tagged senior Congress leader and son of former union minister P. Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram, DMK MP Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian and Kerala Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Mahua Moitra, on Friday took a fresh dig at the BJP dispensation ruling at the Centre over its poll... The post appeared first on .

 Mahua Moitra also tagged senior Congress leader and son of former union minister P. Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram, DMK MP Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian and Kerala Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Mahua Moitra, on Friday took a fresh dig at the BJP dispensation ruling at the Centre over its poll... The post appeared first on .

 Mahua Moitra also tagged senior Congress leader and son of former union minister P. Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram, DMK MP Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian and Kerala Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Mahua Moitra, on Friday took a fresh dig at the BJP dispensation ruling at the Centre over its poll... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi, August 10 (ANI) A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended all the ministries and departments under the Central government strictly comply with the instructions issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) from time to time in respect of grievance redressal.

New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Member of Parliament Santosh Kumar on Monday was left amused by the culture of Maldharis tribesmen during his visit to Gir National Park as part of a study tour by a Parliamentary Standing Committee.

New Delhi Mar 27 PTI Asserting that the Election Commission EC should have optimum manpower a parliamentary committee has sought views of the government and the poll panel on appointing regional commissioners to help the EC in the 2024 Lok Sabha electionsThere is a provision in the Constitution to appoint regional commissioners to assist the EC in various elections During the first Lok Sabha elections in 1951 regional commissioners were appointed for six months in Bombay and Patna After that there was no such deploymentIn its report on Demands for Grants 2022-23 for the legislative department in the Union law ministry the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Personnel said that it has taken note of constitutional provisions and also the submission by the EC stating regional commissioners may be appointed by the President of India if requiredHowever after the first general elections they were not appointed the committee observedThe committee is of the view that ECI should have optimal level of manpower as per its requirements and accordingly recommends the Legislative DepartmentElection Commission of India to submit its views on the appointment of regional commissioners for the forthcoming general elections to the Lok Sabha in the year 2024 the committee headed by Sushil Modi saidThe legislative department is the nodal agency in the government to deal with issues relating to the ECThe report was tabled in Parliament last week in the ongoing Budget sessionArticle 324 of the Constitution deals with the Election Commission and one of its provisions refers to regional commissionersAccording to Article 3244 before each general election to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of each State and before the first general election and thereafter before each biennial election to the Legislative Council of each State having such Council the President may also appoint after consultation with the Election Commission such Regional Commissioners as he may consider necessary to assist the Election Commission in the performance of the functions conferred on the Commission The poll panel secretariat here relies on its chief electoral officers in every state to help it hold free fair and peaceful polls The chief electoral officers are often called the limbs of the EC PTI NAB IJT

New Delhi Mar 23 PTI Aiming to make comprehensive changes in criminal laws the government has initiated the process of amendment to laws such as Indian Penal Code the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act in consultation with all stakeholders Rajya Sabha was informed on WednesdayUnion Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra also said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has sought suggestions from governors chief ministers lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories Chief Justice of India chief justices of various high courts Bar Council of India Bar Council of various states various universities law institutes and all MPs regarding comprehensive amendments in criminal lawsMishra said the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in its 146th report had recommended that there is a need for a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system of the countryEarlier the Parliamentary Standing Committee in its 111th and 128th reports had also stressed upon the need to reform and rationalise the criminal law of the country by introducing a comprehensive legislation in Parliament rather than bringing about piecemeal amendments in respective actsWith a view to make comprehensive changes in the criminal laws of the country to provide affordable and speedy justice to all create a people centric legal structure the government has initiated the process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws such as Indian Penal Code 1860 the code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872 in consultation with all stakeholders Mishra said in a written reply to a questionThe minister said a committee had been constituted under the chairpersonship of the vice chancellor of National Law University Delhi to suggest reforms in the criminal lawsThe government is committed to bring out a comprehensive legislation taking into account the recommendations of the committee and the suggestions received from all the stakeholders he said PTI ACB ZMN

New Delhi Nov 26 PTI The Election Commission officials have informed a parliamentary panel that political consensus is the way forward for introducing technology-based remote voting sources said on FridayOfficials also informed the panel that the commission had initially explored options with reputed academic institutions for blockchain based internet voting sources saidTop officials of the Election Commission on Thursday made a power point presentation before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Personnel chaired by senior BJP leader Sushil ModiThey also informed the panel that world over remote voting is mostly postal via paper ballot the internet voting has been considered only in exceptional cases sources saidTalking about way ahead for remote voting in the country ECI officials emphasised on the need of political consensus among political parties for introduction of this voting methodology sources saidThe officials also underlined the need for defining remote voting and remote voter amendment to acts and rules technology or development of Remote Voting Machines RVMs modification of procedures and financial Implications they said Officials also suggested that introduction of remote voting may also require legal changes in electoral roll related provisions polling booth territorial concept conduct of elections counting and electoral offences sources said PTI JTR NAB RHL

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 6 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Health and Family Welfare Monday began its three-day study tour in Jammu and Kashmir to meet all stakeholders to receive feedback.