The Constitution (130th) Amendment Bill introduced by the BJP government in Lok Sabha on Wednesday is a proposed law which is fraught with danger for Indian democracy. The bill, which was introduced by home minister Amit Shah out of the blue and in violation of parliamentary rules. According to reports, Shah cited "paucity of time" to request the secretary-general to go easy on rule 19 (a) and 19 (b) to ensure the introduction of the bill and that too when the monsoon session is scheduled to end a day later.

Opposition Raises Alarm

Rule 19 (a) mandates that the minister concerned should give prior notice before seeking to introduce a bill and Rule 19 (b) calls for the circulation of the bill to all members before it is formally introduced. Both these rules were given the go by which underlies the........

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