Standing Committee holds meeting on Uniform Civil Code
The UCC proposes to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply to all citizens equally regardless of their religion, sex, gender and sexual orientation.
The UCC proposes to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply to all citizens equally regardless of their religion, sex, gender and sexual orientation.
Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs called a meeting on Tuesday in connection with the reform in the jails system.
The Opposition’s demand for the Select Committee reference was rejected by a division of votes, which showed only 26 members supported it and 80 members were against it.
With an aim to review the administration and development of the region and review the working conditions of central police forces, the parliamentary panel visited the two UTs after two months when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top politicians of Jammu and Kashmir on June 24.
After examining the Home Ministry’s budget for 2020-21, the standing committee had observed: “The committee is of the view that the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) can’t substitute State Police Force as their deployment is to meet the emergency situation/ crisis in states for maintaining law and order.”
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture has summoned senior officials of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry to examine the availability of animal vaccines in the country; the meeting will take place at 3 pm today.
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