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Oppn looks to corner govt in Parl session over Waqf law, EPIC
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|March 08, 2025
Drawing the battle-lines for the second half of the Budget session of Parliament, which starts on March 10, various Opposition parties, including the Congress, are preparing to push a raft of notices seeking a debate on the duplicate voter I-card issue, with people aware of the matter saying the Opposition will try to stall the controversial Waqf law amendments in "a democratic manner".
NEW DELHI:
The Trinamool Congress (TMC), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have, in a concerted manner, submitted multiple notices in both Houses, demanding a discussion under different rules like short-duration discussion, calling attention, and Rule 377 over the duplication of Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers in West Bengal, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh — an issue that has triggered fresh Opposition attack on the government and the Election Commission (EC). Friday was the last day to move notices for Monday—the first day of the second half of the Budget session.
This story is from the March 08, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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