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Places of Worship Act must be implemented in letter and spirit: Congress

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) The Congress on Monday asserted that the Places of Worship Act, 1991, must be implemented in letter and spirit, and said that oral observations made by ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud in May 2022 seem to have opened a “Pandora’s box”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the various rows that have cropped up recently such as the claims on a mosque in Sambhal and Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s dargah in Ajmer are “unfortunate”. “The Congress party in its CWC meeting on Friday has reiterated its firmest commitment to the Places of Worship Act, 1991,

National interest vs lack of jobs: Oppn, BJP MPs debate Bhagwat’s population remarks

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) A day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over India’s declining fertility rate, BJP leaders on Monday welcomed his remarks while the opposition asked where will the resources to support an increased population come from. Food prices are high and the government has “failed” to create employment opportunities for people, they said. Speaking at an event in Nagpur on Sunday, Bhagwat highlighted the vital role of families and warned that according to population science, if a society’s total fertility rate dips below 2.1, it could face extinction. “So when we say 2.1, this means

Oppn wants discussion but govt running away from it: Congress amid Parliament deadlock

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) The Congress on Monday accused the treasury benches of “running away” from a discussion in Parliament on issues such as the Adani indictment and Sambhal violence, and said the government simply did not want Parliament to function. Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned on Monday amid continued protests by the opposition, which demanded a discussion on the indictment of industrialist Gautam Adani in a US court on bribery charges and the Sambhal violence, which claimed four lives. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said, “Today too both Houses got adjourned. INDIA parties had given

Parliament suspended after disruptions over Adani allegations, Sambhal violence

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Both houses of Indian parliament were suspended on Monday after disruptions by opposition groups demanding a discussion on bribery allegations against the Adani Group and the Sambhal violence. Parliament was similarly adjourned for all of last week as opposition parties, led by the main opposition Congress, demanded a discussion on the indictment of Adani chair Gautam Adani by U.S. authorities. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by The Sen Times staff.)

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