The budget session of parliament ended on Wednesday without any discussion on both these key bills.
The Citizenship Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha and the Supreme Court has declared the Triple Talaq as unconstitutional.
The Northeastern states, especially Manipur and Assam, has been witnessing a lot of protests by civil society organisations against the Citizenship Bill.
The Citizenship Bill seeks to give citizenship to all non-Muslims who have come from neighbouring Muslim-majority countries and have been living in India for more than 6 years.
SC delivers split verdict on power to appoint civil servants in Delhi
The Delhi state government and Centre were in tussle over which government has the right to appoint civil servants in the state.
The two-judge bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan referred the matter to a larger bench.
The Court was supposed to decide on who has the power to set up commissions of inquiry, control over the anti-corruption bureau, and the postings and transfers of bureaucrats in Delhi Administration.
US Secretary of Commerce cancels visit to India
United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross was expected to visit New Delhi on February 14th to be a co-chair of the India-US CEO Forum.
The reason for the cancellation has been cited as “inclement weather” and problems with his flight.
He is expected to attend the conference remotely through video conferencing.
The Forum is supposed to be co-chaired by Tata Sons Chairperson Natarajan Chandrasekaran, and American Tower Corporation president and Chairperson James Taiclet.
