Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said that Parliament has made several laws ensuring social justice in recent years. The Indian Constitution has the spirit of treating all citizens as equal, giving them equal opportunities, and including the deprived and backward classes in the mainstream of progress.
Birla said these things in his address on the subject of parliamentary efforts for social development and justice at the 150th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Parliament took measures to protect citizens of all sections of the country.
Birla said that our Parliament has taken measures to protect citizens of all sections of the country by making laws like the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016; the Protection of Transgender Persons Rights Act and a law reserving one-third of the seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. Along with this, new labor laws have been made for the welfare and social security of workers in the unorganized sector.
Various parliamentary committees give suggestions regarding many schemes.
He said that we have established the priority of justice by replacing the Indian Penal Code with the Indian Justice Code. He said that various committees of Parliament, often called mini-Parliaments, complement the efforts of Parliament and the Government. Various parliamentary committees monitor and make suggestions on the schemes falling under their purview.
Indian women's cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been continuously in the headlines. After her weddin
Fans are eagerly waiting for season 19 of TV's controversial reality show Bigg Boss. Fans take ev
US President Donald Trump invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had come to attend the G-7 su
Preparations for action against Pakistan? NSA Ajit Doval met PM Modi for the second time in 24 hours
Tensions between India and Pakistan continue after the attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Mea
Under pressure from allies, the BJP made some compromises in the provisions of the Waqf Amendment
Former Indian captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly expressed surprise at Pakistan's decision
During the first ODI between India and New Zealand on Sunday, the most talked-about moment among
The controversy over Diljit Dosanjh's recently released film 'Sardarji 3' is not stopping. The fi
Karan Aujla suffers a huge loss due to Virat Kohli's RCB's victory, singer loses so many crores?
After waiting for many years, that historic day came on 3 June, which was celebrated with great p
The Budget Session of Parliament is underway. Meanwhile, the opposition submitted a notice of no-
