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NEW DELHI: With a 3-1 margin of victory in the latest round of assembly polls, the government may expect less heat in the House during the winter session beginning on Monday, with a demoralised opposition finding it harder to disrupt crucial legislative business. During the session, the spotlight will be on the three criminal justice bills and the bill on appointment of chief election commissioner and election commissioners, both of which have witnessed the opposition striking a discordant note.
Buoyed by its wins, an aggressive BJP will seek to corner the Congress-led opposition right on Monday when a report recommending Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s expulsion is expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha.The opposition, understandably demoralised by the Congress’s being ousted from power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and its failure to make a mark in Madhya Pradesh, may not manage to whip up the belligerence that would have come with a fresh poll victory against BJP.
“If the opposition disrupts Parliament, it will face worse results than what has come today (Sunday),” parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters. Two sets of bills set to be taken up for consideration and passage on priority are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill (BSB) as well as the CEC and Other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023.
The BNS Bill, BNSS Bill and BSB – which seek to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act respectively – were introduced in Lok Sabha on the last day of the monsoon session. They were referred soon after to the standing committee, which submitted its report last month with recommendations to revise some of the bills’ provisions. The bill on appointment of CEC and ECs – introduced in the Rajya Sabha during the monsoon session – had invited criticism from the opposition as it seeks appointment of the CEC and election commissioners by a selection panel, as directed by the Supreme Court, but with a composition different from what the court had suggested, in that it keeps out the Chief Justice of India.
Opposition leaders have also sought discussion in Parliament on the situation in Manipur, rising inflation and “misuse” of the ED and CBI.
Buoyed by its wins, an aggressive BJP will seek to corner the Congress-led opposition right on Monday when a report recommending Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s expulsion is expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha.The opposition, understandably demoralised by the Congress’s being ousted from power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and its failure to make a mark in Madhya Pradesh, may not manage to whip up the belligerence that would have come with a fresh poll victory against BJP.
“If the opposition disrupts Parliament, it will face worse results than what has come today (Sunday),” parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters. Two sets of bills set to be taken up for consideration and passage on priority are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill (BSB) as well as the CEC and Other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023.
The BNS Bill, BNSS Bill and BSB – which seek to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act respectively – were introduced in Lok Sabha on the last day of the monsoon session. They were referred soon after to the standing committee, which submitted its report last month with recommendations to revise some of the bills’ provisions. The bill on appointment of CEC and ECs – introduced in the Rajya Sabha during the monsoon session – had invited criticism from the opposition as it seeks appointment of the CEC and election commissioners by a selection panel, as directed by the Supreme Court, but with a composition different from what the court had suggested, in that it keeps out the Chief Justice of India.
Opposition leaders have also sought discussion in Parliament on the situation in Manipur, rising inflation and “misuse” of the ED and CBI.
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