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Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduces CEC and other EC (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023

The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 was today introduced in the Rajya Sabha amid din. When the house met after the first adjournment at 2 PM, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Bill. The bill has provisions that the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a selection committee. The committee will comprise ...

August 10, 2023 12:52 PM

Government has nothing to do with alleged less screen time given to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by Sansad TV: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has clarified that the government has nothing to do with the alleged less screen time given to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by Sansad TV during a discussion on no -confidence motion in the Lok Sabha yesterday. Talking to media outside Parliament, he said the government has no role in it and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury should understand the role of the Lok Sabha Speaker and Sansad TV, before pointing out the government. Earlier, Congress alleged that Sa...