On the 17th day of the Winter Session of the Parliament, both houses will reconvene for business
On Wednesday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will move a bill to amend and consolidate the law relating to the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks in Lok Sabha.
Arjun Ram Meghwal will be moving the bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service, and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, the procedure for transaction of business by the Election Commission, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur to move that the Bill to provide for press, registration of periodicals and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration.
Besides, the Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure will also be taken into consideration on Wednesday.
Yesterday, 141 MPs were suspended-95 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha following a ruckus over the opposition’s demand for a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach incident.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a circular for the suspended MPs, barring them from entering the Parliament chamber, lobby, and galleries.
The Opposition lawmakers hit out at the government, calling Parliament a graveyard of the Constitution and comparing it with the North Korean assembly.
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said a nationwide protest will be held on December 22 against the suspension of 141 MPs.