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The central government has called a special session of Parliament from 18 to 22 September. There will be five meetings in the special session. This will be the 13th session of the 17th Lok Sabha and the 261st session of the Rajya Sabha.
During this period four bills will be presented. This information was given in the parliamentary bulletin issued by Rajya Sabha on September 13.
On the other hand, opposition parties have prepared a list of 9 issues to question and answer the government. 24 parties from opposition alliance INDIA will participate in this session.
After discussion on 75 years of parliamentary journey, achievements, experiences, memories and lessons in the Rajya Sabha on the first day of the session i.e. on 18th September, the next session will be completed in the new Parliament from 19th September.
Earlier on September 17, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar had hoisted the tricolor at the new Parliament Building.
These 4 bills will be presented in the special session of Parliament…
1. The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
This bill seeks to regulate the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs). According to the bill, the commissioners will be appointed by a panel of three members. Which will include the Prime Minister, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and a cabinet minister.
Bill status – Presented in Rajya Sabha on 10 August in the monsoon session.
Opposition’s stance: In the Rajya Sabha, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and other opposition parties had opposed this bill. Opposition parties said- The government is weakening the Supreme Court by bringing the bill against the order of the Constitution bench. The Supreme Court had said in an order in March 2023 that the CEC should be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and the Leader of the Opposition.
Meaning : Through this bill, the Chief Justice of India will be kept out of the selection panel. There will be a search committee to select candidates for the post of Election Commissioner. The committee will consist of Cabinet Secretary and two Secretary rank officers. They will suggest names of 5 people. These names will be further sent to the selection committee.
2. Advocates Amendment Bill 2023
Through this bill, the 64 year old Advocates Act, 1961 is to be amended. The bill also proposes to repeal the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879.
Bill status – It was passed in the Rajya Sabha on August 3 during the monsoon session. After this, it was presented in the Lok Sabha on 4 August.
Opposition’s stance: There has been no opposition yet from the opposition regarding this bill.
Meaning : The Bill provides that every High Court, District Judge, Sessions Judge, District Magistrate and Revenue Officer (not below the rank of District Collector) may prepare and publish a list of brokers. Any person who acts as a broker while his name appears in the list of brokers can be punished with imprisonment of up to three months, fine up to Rs 500 or both.
3. Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill 2023
This bill is related to registration and publications of any newspaper, magazine and books. The Press and Book Registration Act, 1867 will be repealed through the bill.
Bill status – It was passed in the Rajya Sabha on August 3 during the monsoon session. After this, it was presented in the Lok Sabha on 4 August.
Opposition’s stance: There has been no opposition yet from the opposition regarding this bill.
Meaning: After the implementation of this bill, digital media will also come under the purview of regulation. Also, the registration process for newspapers and magazines will become easier. Also, any person who has been convicted of any terrorist or illegal activity, or who has acted against the security of the state, will not be allowed to publish the magazine.
4. Post Office Bill, 2023
This bill will abolish the 125 year old Indian Post Office Act. This bill will make the work of the post office easier and will also give additional power to the post office officials.
Bill status – Presented in Rajya Sabha on 10 August in the monsoon session.
Opposition’s stance: There has been no opposition yet from the opposition regarding this bill.
Meaning: The central government’s proposed reforms to the Indian Post Office Act will allow employees to open postal parcels in the interest of national security or public safety. Apart from this, the officers will also have the power to send people to the concerned authorities if they suspect tax evasion.
Those 9 issues of opposition on which preparations are being made to corner the government…
On one hand, the government is going to present some important bills. At the same time, the opposition has also made full preparations to corner the central government. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from INDIA held a meeting at Mallikarjun Kharge’s house on 5 September.
It was decided in this meeting that out of 28 parties included in INDIA Alliance, 24 parties will attend the special session of Parliament. On September 6, Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to the PM. In which Sonia raised 9 issues.
There can be uproar over these 5 big issues
1. Controversy regarding the name INDIA: The opposition alliance had announced the name of its alliance as INDIA in a meeting held in Bengaluru on July 18. However, BJP is very aggressive regarding this name. PM Modi had even called it an arrogant alliance. Now there is discussion of changing the name of the country from INDIA to Bharat. Actually, President of India was written in the invitation card given for dinner during the G20 Summit. During the meeting, BHARAT was written on the country’s name plate in front of the PM. The opposition alleges that the government is going to change the name of the country out of fear of the name of INDIA alliance.
2. New Map of China: In this session, the opposition will once again try to corner the central government on the India-China border dispute. China had released a new map on August 28 in which it has declared Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as its part. However, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said that China always keeps doing such actions. Rahul Gandhi had recently said during his visit to Ladakh that China has intruded into our area. The whole of Ladakh knows this. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should give a statement on this.
3. One Nation- One Election: The central government has formed a committee on One Nation One Election under the chairmanship of former President Ramnath Kovind on September 1. There are 8 members in this committee including Home Minister Amit Shah. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary is also involved in this. However, he has refused to work in the committee.
4. Adani-Hindenburg: In this session, the opposition may once again create ruckus regarding getting the Adani-Hindenberg case investigated by JPC. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that the truth of the entire episode related to Adani Group can come out only through the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Congress is continuously vocal about this issue. Rahul Gandhi had also shown the photographs of Adani and the Prime Minister in Parliament. After this, he lost his membership in a case, although the Supreme Court reinstated his membership.
5. Manipur Violence: Violence has been going on since May 3 in Manipur over reservation between Kuki and Meitei communities. More than 160 people have died in the state so far. In the last monsoon session also, the opposition had stalled the work of the government by cornering it on the same issue. The state government had also called a session of the Assembly for a day on August 29, but it was adjourned following the uproar by the opposition. Congress had also hoisted a black flag regarding this.
There will be a special session in the new Parliament from September 19, officials in the new Parliament will wear pink Nehru jackets.
Officers’ dress consisted of khaki pants, lotus flower printed shirt and pink Nehru jacket. Women officers have pink saree with lotus print coat.
Parliament employees will wear new dress while going to the new Parliament building. Nehru jacket and khaki colored pants are included in this dress. According to an internal circular of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, bureaucrats will wear magenta or dark pink Nehru jackets instead of closed neck suits. His shirt will also be in dark pink color with a lotus flower design. Read the full news…
Monsoon session took place 38 days before the special session of Parliament.
The monsoon session ran from 20 July to 11 August. Throughout the session, the opposition created a ruckus over the violence taking place in Manipur. They were demanding PM Modi to speak on Manipur. For this, the opposition had decided to bring a no-confidence motion against the central government on July 26. The next day i.e. on 27th July, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha accepted the opposition’s proposal.
The no-confidence motion was debated from 8 to 10 August. The PM replied on 10 August. During this, the opposition walked out and the no-confidence motion fell by voice vote. Read the full news…
25 bills introduced in monsoon session, 23 passed
A total of 25 bills were introduced by the central government in the monsoon session of Parliament. Of these, 20 bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha. At the same time, 5 bills were introduced in the Rajya Sabha. The total number of bills introduced and passed in both the Houses in this session was 23.
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