Opposition targets the government for the passage of the bill amid the uproar

Senior Congress leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Manish Tewari on Monday opposed the introduction and passage of the bill amid a ruckus in the Lok Sabha, alleging that “democracy” was being murdered inside the House.

Leaders of some other opposition parties also hit out at the government when three bills were introduced in the House amid a deadlock on Monday. Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)’s NK Premachandran said getting three bills passed within 10 minutes is like ‘making dosa’. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the opposition parties should participate in the discussion on the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Amendment Bill and other important bills and give their suggestions as the government wants a detailed and constructive discussion on these. The House approved the ‘Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021’, ‘Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021’ and the ‘Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021’ amid uproar by opposition members. . Along with this, Union AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also introduced ‘National Commission for Homeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021’ and ‘National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021’.

Leaders of Congress in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Manish Tewari of Congress and Saugata Roy of Trinamool Congress opposed the introduction of the Bills amid the uproar, saying it was in violation of the Constitution and the rules of the House. Chaudhary and Tiwari alleged that “democracy” was being murdered inside the House. Appealing to the opposition members to participate in the discussion, Joshi said in the House, “The government wants that there should be a full discussion. Have a constructive discussion. With folded hands, I request you to discuss. The issue of OBC is huge. You sit down and discuss. The government is ready to listen to your suggestions.