PM Modi addresses a public meeting in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Published By : Admin | February 10, 2022 | 11:44 IST
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Leading the BJP charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed a public meeting in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi started his address by highlighting BJP’s stance on UP. “The people of this area have decided to vote for the one who will take UP to new heights of development, will keep UP riot-free, keep our sisters and daughters free from fear and sends criminals to jail,” he said.

PM Modi spoke on the BJP’s resolution and vision for UP. “The BJP government in UP is necessary for the work that the double engine government is doing”. Speaking further on the situation of the pandemic, PM Modi added, “For the poor to get continuous free ration during the pandemic, for the poor to not face any problem in getting the free corona vaccine, the BJP government is an absolute necessity.”

PM Modi spoke about the BJP’s commitment for welfare of sugarcane farmers. He said, “Yogi Ji's government has given more money to sugarcane farmers than they got in 10 years of previous governments”. PM Modi talked about safeguarding sugarcane farmers from market instabilities by diversifying the use of sugarcane in ethanol production.

On UP and the future of its industries, PM Modi said, “The BJP government is trying to increase the strength of every district, every region of UP, recognizing its specialty. With this thinking, One District, One Product scheme has been started.”

Hitting out at the opposition, PM Modi said, “I am seeing these days that some “Pariwarwaad” people are constantly making hollow promises to the public. Do not fall into their traps of hollowness. These people can never think about the development of UP, about the poor. These people neither see nor understand the pain of the poor”. PM Modi also iterated how previous governments failed on the promise of delivering only 500 houses in Saharanpur while the current government has sanctioned 31,000 houses already.

PM Modi also spoke on the issue of social evils “We have gotten rid of ‘triple talaq’ and no one can oppress Muslim women, Yogi Ji's government is necessary for this”. PM Modi further addressed to issue of riots in UP and how certain political personalities used to fuel riots. “Due to such acts, you taught a lesson to these rioters in 2017,” he said.

PM Modi also spoke on the inclusiveness of the BJP Government. “We undertake development and we take equal pride in our heritage. We also built Industrial Corridor, Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. It is our government which has declared 26th December as Veer Bal Diwas in the memory of Veer Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh Ji,” the PM remarked.

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Cabinet approves increase in the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India by Four to 37 from 33
May 05, 2026

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved the proposal for introducing The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament to amend The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 for increasing the number of Judges of the Supreme Court of India by 4 from the present 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India).

Point-wise details:

Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 provides for increasing the number of Judges of the Supreme Court by 04 i.e. from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India).

Major Impact:

The increase in the number of Judges will allow Supreme Court to function more efficiently and effectively ensuring speedy justice.

Expenditure:

The expenditure on salary of Judges and supporting staff and other facilities will be met from the Consolidated Fund of India.

Background:

Article 124 (1) in Constitution of India inter-alia provided “There shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other Judges…”.

An act to increase the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India was enacted in 1956 vide The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956. Section 2 of the Act provided for the maximum number of Judges (excluding the Chief Justice of India) to be 10.

The Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India was increased to 13 by The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1960, and to 17 by The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1977. The working strength of the Supreme Court of India was, however, restricted to 15 Judges by the Cabinet, excluding the Chief Justice of India, till the end of 1979, when the restriction was withdrawn at the request of the Chief Justice of India.

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1986 further augmented the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India, excluding the Chief Justice of India, from 17 to 25. Subsequently, The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008 further augmented the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India from 25 to 30.

The Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India was last increased from 30 to 33 (excluding the Chief Justice of India) by further amending the original act vide The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2019.