Amid Opposition uproar, the Union government on Tuesday introduced two bills related to “one nation, one election” in the Lok Sabha after a division of votes and they were sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussions.
The CEC and ECs will be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of a Selection Committee.
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Post Office Bill, 2023 after Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured the House that interception provisions in the Bill was meant for national security purposes only, keeping in view the current challenging times.
The apex court questions Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on sitting over and not acting on the eight bills sent to him between 2021 and 2022 for his assent.
The party, at its working committee meeting in Hyderabad, rejected the ‘One Nation, one Election’ proposal calling it an assault on the federal structure of the country.
The Bill that seeks to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners faced strong objections from Opposition parties
The enactment of the Bill will have benefits such as maintenance of effective discipline in inter-services establishments by the Heads of ISOs, reverting personnel under disciplinary proceedings to their parent Service units no more required, expeditious disposal of cases of misdemeanour or indiscipline, etc.
In the Rajya Sabha, Aam Aadmi Party (AAM) member Raghav Chadha tried to raise the issue of suspension of his party colleague Sanjay Singh, and wanted voting on it.
The proposed law, apart from providing dignity to the dead, will also serve as a deterrent on the rising trend of remonstrations and also work towards protection of data relating to unclaimed bodies, he added.
The state government Rajasthan defended ‘The Prisons Bill-2023’ calling it a step towards prison reforms.
