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  Parliament approves bill granting Constitutional status to OBC Panel, PM Modi hails 'historic' passage

  India | August 06, 2018 23:41 IST

  The Rajya Sabha adopted the bill along with the amendments made by the Lok Sabha, by 156 votes to nil.

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  Cabinet approves constitutional status for Judicial Appointments Commission

  India | December 26, 2013 16:10 IST

  New Delhi:  Amid demands by jurists and BJP, government today gave the go ahead to grant constitutional status to a proposed Commission for appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary to ensure that

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  Parliamentary panel for constitutional status to CJI in new body to appoint judges

  Politics | December 05, 2013 23:38 IST

  New Delhi: Amid fears that the Chief Justice of India could be removed as the head of a proposed panel to appoint judges to higher judiciary, a Parliamentary panel is learnt to have recommended giving

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  CAG Vinod Rai wants constitutional status for CBI, CVC

  India | November 07, 2012 17:33 IST

  Gurgaon, Nov 7: The government needs to accord constitutional status to agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to make them effective instruments for fighting corruption, said CAG Vinod Rai

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  Rahul Says, BJP Killed Lokpal Bill

  India | January 10, 2012 20:55 IST

  Ballia/Azamgarh(UP), Jan 10: Asserting that a “strong Lokpal” would be brought in the next session of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi today trained his guns on the BJP, saying it had “killed” the Bill for granting Constitutional

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  BJP Had Supported Constitutional Status But Voted Against It Because It Was Rahul's Idea, Says Congress

  India | December 29, 2011 15:05 IST

  New Delhi Dec 29: Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi today tried to demolish BJP leader Arun Jaitley's charges over the Lokpal Bill and told the Rajya Sabha that the BJP voted against the Constitutional amendment

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  Embarrassment For Govt As Lokpal Doesn't Get Constitutional Status

  India | December 28, 2011 10:08 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: Government suffered a major embarrassment in the Lok Sabha late Tuesday night when it defeated the Bill giving Lokpal a constitutional status.The Bill, which was an idea of Rahul Gandhi to

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  Constitutional Status To Lokpal Guarantees Authority, Says Khursheed

  India | December 09, 2011 17:55 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 9: Law Minister Salman Khurshid today defended Government's move to give Constitutional status to proposed Lokpal, saying it gives special guarantee of authority and integrity to an institution.  He also said Rahul