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unified medium The opposition is preparing Sources said Union ministers met at Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence on Tuesday to discuss bills that will come up in session and strategies that the Treasury Board will have to adopt in both houses, in preparation for what is likely to be a turbulent session of parliament. .
The ministers also discussed the plenary meeting held on Wednesday, the day before the start of the Monsoon session.
Along with Parliamentary Affairs Ministers Pralhad Joshi and Vemuralidharan, Prime Minister and British Prime Minister Anurag Thakur and Rajya Sabha leader Piyush Goyal were among those present at the meeting. With the government expected to introduce the revised Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the next session, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnau and Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar were also present at the meeting.
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, was introduced in November last year.
A preliminary list outlining the legislative business of the 12th session of the 17th parliament shows the government’s plans to introduce 21 new bills. These include the controversial Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, to replace the Ordinance; Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023; The Medicines, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics Bill of 2023; Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Press and Periodical Registration Bill, 2023; Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2023; Cinematography (Amendment) Bill, 2023; and the Defenders (Amendment) Bill, 2023, among others.
The monsoon session, which concludes on August 11, is also expected to take up and scrutinize bills already introduced by Parliament: the Biodiversity (Amendment) Bill 2022; Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023; The Multi-State Cooperative Societies Bill (Amendment); and the DNA Technology Regulation (Use and Application) Bill 2019.
A vote, if there is one, on the NCT bill is crucial, as it will be a test of the unity of the newly forged opposition – Aam Aadmi has already reached out to several parties and sought their support against the bill. With the Congress also signaling its stance against the bill, the BJP is preparing its strategies to see the proposed law pass by both Houses.
The opposition’s decision, as announced in Bengaluru on Tuesday, to contest the elections together could pose hurdles for the BJP in getting its legislative agenda in the Rajya Sabha. However, sources in the party said that “friendly parties” would come in support of the major bills.
While the BJP, with 303 MPs, has a clear majority in the Lok Sabha and will have no problem passing the NCT Bill in the lower house, in the Rajya Sabha, which currently has 238 members, the ruling party could find it more difficult if it does not it wasn’t. BJP parties together. The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies together have 111 MPs, including candidate MPs. The opposition is marginally behind at 106 members – with the exception of BJD, YSRCP, BSP, TDP and JD(S).
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