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The West Bengal government introduced a new bill in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 3 September 2024 named the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment), 2024. West Bengal became the first state in India to make an amendment in central laws for crimes of a sexual nature against women and children.
Aparajita Sarangi (née Mishra; born 8 October 1969 [1]) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Bhubaneswar. [2] A former Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1994 batch, Sarangi quit her job and joined the BJP on 27 November 2018 to contest the 2019 Indian general election.
The Age of Consent Act, 1891, also known as Act X of 1891, was a legislation enacted in British India on 19 March 1891 which raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse for all girls, married or unmarried, from ten to twelve years in all jurisdictions, its violation subject to criminal prosecution as rape.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. [1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. [2]
Congress won sweeping victories, with Nehru reinstated as prime minister, and he began a comprehensive effort to devise a Bill that could be passed. [24] Nehru split the Code Bill into four separate bills, including the Hindu Marriage Act, the Hindu Succession Act, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance ...
The bill was the first that was considered in the new parliament building. [6] On 20 September 2023, Lok Sabha passed the bill with 454 votes in favour and two against. [7] The Rajya Sabha passed the bill unanimously with 214 votes in favour and none against, on 21 September 2023. [8]
The bill was defeated in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house) by a 113–98 vote, [3] but was passed in a joint session (425 Ayes and 296 Noes), as the Lok Sabha (lower house) has more seats. It was only the third time that a bill was passed by a joint session of both houses of Indian Parliament. [4] [5] [6]
Later, on 26 February 2016, the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha for debate by Baijayant Panda of the Biju Janata Dal party. [20] He argued that the bill would help extend constitutional rights and end discrimination against transgender people, allowing them to live a life of dignity. [20] The bill was discussed in the Lok Sabha on 29 April ...