Bengaluru, April 25: The Congress party on Wednesday slammed the Narendra Modi government for compromising Indias position as "tech giant", saying it "failed" Indian immigrants as the US clamped down on various visa categories.
The party also slammed the Prime Minister for staying "silent" on the issue.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said: "PM Modi and BJP must answer to India's, especially Karnataka's IT industry, IT professionals and the young, the reason for bartering India's interests and compromising India's position as tech giant."
Noting Bengaluru emerged as the 'IT hub' of the world and Karnataka tops India as the top state in 'Software and Services Exports', generating $40 billion revenue," he said: "India's growth story on the world stage as a tech power is under a cloud as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP government flounders and fails India's young, standing as a mute spectator to the clamp down by the United States on H4, H1-B and L1 Visas for Indians."
"Hugplomacy, trumpeting rhetoric and beating drums, while staying mum is the only delivery by PM Modi in the last year," he said.
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SC Collegium recommends Justice Arun Palli as Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointment of Justice Arun Palli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
According to a statement uploaded on the Supreme Court’s website on Saturday, the recommendation was made during a Collegium meeting held on 4 April 2025.
Justice Palli is set to replace the incumbent Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan, who is due to retire on 9 April upon attaining the age of 62.
Justice Arun Palli, the senior-most judge at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, was elevated to the Bench in December 2013. He began his legal career after earning his law degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and practised across various branches of law, including civil, criminal, constitutional, revenue, industrial, and labour law, at the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He has also appeared before the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, and the Himachal Pradesh High Court in significant matters.
Earlier, he served as the Additional Advocate General for Punjab between 2004 and 2007 and was designated a Senior Advocate in 2007.
Justice Palli currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority and has been a member of the Governing Body of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) since October 2023.
Coming from a family of lawyers, Justice Palli’s father served as a judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court until his retirement in 1998. His grandfather Lajpat Rai Palli and great-grandfather Lachchman Dass Palli were reputed advocates of the Patiala District Bar.
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