Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that while the amendments seem balanced and non-discriminatory, they are "biased" even in their concept and design.
The Congress leader's remarks come a day after Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said Article 142 had become a “nuclear missile against democratic forces, available to the judiciary”, and that “we cannot have a situation where you direct the President of India”.
Two more areas where the BJP will be forced to learn the painful lessons of collegiality are going to be UCC and ‘one nation, one election’, says Singhvi.
Nitin Gadkari further said that he is in Nagpur for an election campaign and then how can he be on stage in Delhi where BJP released its election manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
There was much bonhomie which would have set at ease any fears the Congress leadership and its high command had of cross-voting. But lurking beneath was an old party rivalry that has now culminated in minister Vikramditya Singh’s resignation after a humiliating Rajya Sabha defeat for chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu
If the high court allows his plea, it could pave the way for Gandhi's reinstatement as a Member of Parliament.
After Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP, Congress Party briefing at AICC HQ with Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Shri Jairam Ramesh.
Earlier, Congress General Secretary In-charge, Communications, Jairam Ramesh had asked the party spokespersons and the Communications department office-bearers to refrain from commenting on any colleague contesting the elections.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, lead counsel for BharatPe, "most impressed with the speed and diligence with which emergency hearings were taken up and decided in record time".
As per the data shared on the Election Commission's website at 1:00 pm, the Trinamool was leading on 202 out of the 284 seats from where the trends have emerged.
The Labour Party MP, who had earlier criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to Kashmir, was sent back from the Delhi airport on February 17.
He said four Ks -- KCR, as Rao is populary known, his son and minister K T Rama Rao, daughter and parliamentarian K Kavitha and 'kutumb' (family) -- had "robbed" the four crore people of Telangana.
The government appears to be delivering on its poll promise of merging tribunals. As the inter-ministerial group under the Modi government concluded, a need was felt for streamlining the functioning of tribunals. While all sides agree on the need for reform, the shape and form of the changes proposed in the Finance Act 2017 have resulted in heated debates.
Experts believe much will depend on whether the court buys RBI's argument that public policy will be hurt by allowing Docomo an exception to its current policy.
Petition will stand dismissed if Mistry's legal team fails to argue their case on February 13 & 14.
There are estimates that it will take anywhere between 4 months to one year to remonetise the economy, Former RBI Deputy Governor KC Chakrabarty told CNBC-TV18.
Countering the charges, BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said, "After the Pathankot terror attack, it was the Pakistan Prime Minister who said action is being taken and it is in that context that the JIT came here and now Indian team is supposed to go there on a reciprocal basis."
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd had moved the apex court against the Rajasthan High Court's May 22 interim order, which also banned new installations.
The court hearings had gone on through all of August. On September 8, 2010, the Bombay High Court was packed to the rafters with newspaper reporters of all hues.
The battle over the provisions related to the CBI, CVC, Prime Minister, government employees, Lokayuktas and reservation in the Lokpal Bill set off the debate in the Rajya Sabha as the BJP and Congress countered and accused each other for creating hurdles in the way of the implementation of a strong anti-corruption mechanism.
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has written to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, detailing the genesis of the controversial Finance Ministry note on 2G.
In CNBC-TV18's exclusive show, Anuradha Sen Gupta discusses the other side of the Lokpal issue with Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, an eminent Lawyer and a spokesperson of the Congress party.
Should the Prime Minister be bought under the ambit of the Lokpal or would that be a serious mistake? Experts discuss.
Worried over Baba Ramdev's plan to start an indefinite fast against corruption from Saturday, Congress leaders met again on Thursday.
The National Advisory Council's (NAC) draft bill to tackle communal violence has created considerable controversy both in the opposition and in sections of the press.