Tag: Rajya-Sabha

After Rajya Sabha green signal, Citizenship Amendment Bill to hit Supreme Court roadblock.

Source – indiatoday.in A nine-hour long debate in the Rajya Sabha culminated in the passing of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB on Wednesday in which the House cast 125 votes in favour and 99 against. As the mercurial debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill progressed, there were many flashpoints with a blackout of

Jaishankar Urges Gujarat HC to Quash Congress Leader’s Plea on RS Bypoll.

Source – thewire.in Ahmedabad: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar filed an affidavit in the Gujarat high court on Monday defending his election to the Rajya Sabha from the state, claiming that the Election Commission broke no rules by holding separate elections for two seats. Congress leader Gaurav Pandya, who had lost to BJP candidate Jaishankar in