The House returned to Lok Sabha the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill and the Appropriation (No. 5) Bill containing the 2nd batch of supplementary demands as part of grants for 2015-16.
D Raja (CPI) said while some bills including the crucial SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill have been passed without any debate, “this should not be a precedent. No bill should be passed without a discussion. This should not be a precedent for other bills. No bill should be passed without a discussion.” Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (Trinamool Congress) said the rules of the House should not be dispensed with.
While Kurien found nothing wrong in taking up the bill as well as the related statutory resolution on the subject citing availability of time, Azad as well as Congress’ Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma insisted that the SC/ST bill on which there was a consensus has already been passed. He said government should not be taking up any more legislative business today. Naidu said an impression should not go that government or Opposition do not want to pass the bill and appealed to the Opposition to “clear the backlog” of pending legislative business in the House. Kurien said the minister’s appeal should be given due consideration. Naidu was keen that like the other three bills, this bill too could be passed without a discussion or with a discussion. Opposition members, however, did not relent.
A BJD member wondered why the particular bill could not be taken up when there is time for it. Finally the government gave in to the demand of the Opposition and agreed for the House taking up a short duration discussion on the serious situation arising due to floods and drought in the country that was raised by KC Tyagi of JDU.
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| New Delhi: Members protest in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Monday. PTI Photo / TV GRAB. |
After days of adjournments, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the crucial SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill along with two bills on supplementary demands for 2015-16, within minutes without any debate.
The House returned to Lok Sabha the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill and the Appropriation (No. 5) Bill containing the second batch of supplementary demands as part of grants for 2015-16 to meet government’s expenditure.
As the House reassembled at 2 PM after four adjournments earlier, the Opposition criticised the government’s move to bring the Juvenile Justice Bill through the supplementary agenda route.
After days of adjournments, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the crucial SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill along with two bills on supplementary demands for 2015-16, within minutes without any debate.
The House returned to Lok Sabha the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill and the Appropriation (No. 5) Bill containing the second batch of supplementary demands as part of grants for 2015-16 to meet government’s expenditure.
As the House reassembled at 2 PM after four adjournments earlier, the Opposition criticised the government’s move to bring the Juvenile Justice Bill through the supplementary agenda route.
While Kurien found nothing wrong in taking up the bill as well as the related statutory resolution on the subject citing availability of time, Azad as well as Congress’ Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma insisted that the SC/ST bill on which there was a consensus has already been passed. He said government should not be taking up any more legislative business today. Naidu said an impression should not go that government or Opposition do not want to pass the bill and appealed to the Opposition to “clear the backlog” of pending legislative business in the House. Kurien said the minister’s appeal should be given due consideration. Naidu was keen that like the other three bills, this bill too could be passed without a discussion or with a discussion. Opposition members, however, did not relent.
A BJD member wondered why the particular bill could not be taken up when there is time for it. Finally the government gave in to the demand of the Opposition and agreed for the House taking up a short duration discussion on the serious situation arising due to floods and drought in the country that was raised by KC Tyagi of JDU.
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