-IndiaToday.in The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal govt has decided to cancel the Question Hour during the upcoming state assembly session. Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress may have been on the warpath against the BJP over the Modi government's decision to cancel Question Hour during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, but its own government in West Bengal has followed exactly the same path-to cancel the Question Hour. Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly Biman...
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The broken promise of decent and fair wages -Chandan Kumar & Raghunath Kuchik
-The Hindu The draft rules to the Wages Act, a law expected to provide economic and social justice, will only exploit workers further Amidst the upheaval of debates concerning hate-violence, Article 370 of the Constitution, the temple at Ayodhya, and others, the Central government has finally woken up to examine the backbone of the Indian economy (working people), by proposing the rules to the labour Code on Wages Act 2019. Earlier in...
More »RTI request to see RTI Amendment Bill denied -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu No transparency in appointment process, says petitioner. New Delhi: The Centre has denied a Right to Information Request for a copy of the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2018, which had been notified for introduction in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Bill sought to give the Centre power to set the tenure and salaries of State and Central Information Commissioners. Critics worry this could threaten the independence of Commissioners. An...
More »SJM opposes move to change definition of MSMEs
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The Centre’s proposal to change the definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has been opposed by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate that deals with economic issues. In February, the Centre decided to revise the definition of MSMEs on the basis of turnover instead of the existing methodology of classifying them as per cost of plant and machinery. To give effect...
More »How Lok Sabha members fared in the last four years -K Deepalakshmi Varun & B Krishnan
-The Hindu Many BJP MPs make it to the list of top 10 performers based on attendance, questions asked, and debates participated. The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to begin on July 18 and it marks the beginning of the fifth year of the 16th Lok Sabha. With barely a year to go for the general election, here is an analysis, based on the data available in the Lok Sabha and...
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