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Parliament’s work is the focus of national attention. The Union Budget gets wall-to-wall coverage, and laws passed by our national legislature are scrutinised intensely. The pageantry associated with Parliament and its proximity to the national media have crowded out developments in state legi...
In the third week of June, the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu legislative assemblies will meet for their Budget session. The general public and political observers will be closely watching these legislative proceedings to see how the new governments address campaign promises made during elections.
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In March 1993, a month into becoming Chief Justice of India, Justice M N Venkatachaliah faced a constitutional crisis. The apex court had ordered Dr H Borobabu Singh, the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, to appear before it, and the Speaker repeatedly refused. The apex court and the Spea...
Our Parliament is discussing a Constitution amendment bill to increase the size of the Lok Sabha to 850 lawmakers, from the current cap of 550 – a change that has to be approved by two-thirds of members present and voting in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The government has clarified that whi...
The government has circulated a set of three Bills related to delimitation and women’s reservation. These Bills are expected to be taken up in the extended Budget session from April 16-18, and could affect the working of Parliament in several ways. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill ...