-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government is considering a ban on Opinion Polls with the notification of Lok Sabha elections in line with the views of the election commission. The proposed ban may be implemented before the dates of the parliamentary elections, likely to be held in April-May, are announced. In its draft legislation on debarring charged MPs/MLAs from contesting elections, the law ministry has included a provision that provides...
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AAP effect? Govt mulls proposal to seek public view before framing laws
-PTI NEW DELHI: Apparently taking a leaf out of Aam Aadmi Party's strategy, the government is mulling a proposal to make it mandatory for Union ministries to elicit public opinion before framing legislations. To take the proposal forward, the Cabinet secretariat may convene a meeting of secretaries of the various ministries and departments before a final call is taken on it. "The proposal requires all central ministries to elicit public views on legislations...
More »Moily sends positive signals to industries, assures quick green clearance to pending projects -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Seeking to send a positive signal to industries, the new environment and forest minister M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said no files will be kept pending in his ministry and the "image" of the green regulator would never be compromised in the process of project clearance. Immediately after taking additional charge of the environment and forest ministry, the Union petroleum and natural gas minister Moily said,...
More »Yogendra Yadav, well-known psephologist, social scientist and former university lecturer in political science interviewed by Gargi Parsai
-The Hindu In this interview with The Hindu, AAP leader Yogendra Yadav says that in his dream script, his party will be the natural political hope for the transformative energies he sees in public life Well-known psephologist, social scientist and former university lecturer in political science, Yogendra Yadav, 50, surprised everyone when he joined the Aam Aadmi Party. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, he spoke about AAP's plans for Lok...
More »Muslims want Cong to pass communal violence bill -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Muslim leaders urged Congress to pass the communal violence bill, putting a tough poser to the party that has failed to promulgate the legislation promised in its election manifesto. The strong pitch for the legislation, with Muzaffarnagar riots as the reason, came at an interaction organized by Congress with civil society working among minorities to elicit their views on issues to be included in the 2014...
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