PM Modi addresses a virtual rally in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, Badaun and Sambhal

Published By : Admin | February 8, 2022 | 17:00 IST
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Leading the BJP charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed a virtual rally in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, Badaun and Sambhal. “UP tests everyone, but believes those who live up to the expectations. For many years before the Yogi government, people of the state were looking for alternatives, they tested one government after another. But now UP has got the confidence of stability, of continuity,” said the PM.

Talking about the BJP’s UP manifesto, PM Modi said, “Today, UP BJP has issued a ‘Sankalp Patr’ for the next 5 years to realize the aspirations of Uttar Pradesh. I congratulate UP BJP for this Sankalp Patr, which empowers the poor, farmers and youth. These new resolutions are inspired by the achievements of the last 5 years. It also has a continuation of the achievements of the last 5 years. This Sankalp Patr is a roadmap for UP to have a bigger agricultural economy.”
“Before 2017, UP had only witnessed cheating in the name of promises. Today, Badaun is becoming a solar energy hub. Today, Dataganj's solar plant is illuminating a large area,” the PM said.

Highlighting the commitments fulfilled by his government, the PM stated, “Our track record is to create wealth out of waste (Kachre Se Kanchan). Their (Opposition) track record is to convert wealth into waste (Kanchan Se Kachra).”

Hitting out at the opposition, the PM reiterated, “When there was a mafia government in UP, their party workers used to put up their flag on every vacant plot. Not only this, if people from poor, dalit, backward families used to go to other states for livelihood, they used to worry that if someone would forcibly take possession of their house. Now, the central government is giving legal documents to every house in the village through PM SVAMITVA Yojana. UP is doing a commendable job in this. Now that the document is with you, no one will be able to take illegal possession,” PM Modi added.

The Prime Minister asserted that the land mafia was restless because of Yogi ji's bulldozer. He said, “The people of Rampur have been witnessing to this restlessness of those people. As long as there is a Yogi government, this mafia can never harass the people of UP.”

Calling for high voter turnout, PM Modi urged citizens of Uttar Pradesh to come out and vote in large numbers.

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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.