Another House panel defers education reforms report adoption
Two Indian parliamentary committees have deferred the adoption of reports on controversial bills, including education reform and anti-graft legislation. The delays are reportedly linked to the government's desire to avoid political confrontation ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament.
Why it matters
Legislative gridlock and the deferral of major reforms highlight the ongoing political tension between the ruling party and the opposition in India.
NEW DELHI: A day after a parliamentary committee abruptly deferred the adoption of its report on a contentious anti-graft bill, another parliamentary panel, which is examining govt's proposed law to replace multiple higher education regulators with one umbrella body, has called off a meeting scheduled for Monday to approve its report.Sources said the joint committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP Daggubati Purandeswari which is scrutinising Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill has deferred its meeting but the next date is yet to be fixed.The development is being linked to govt's keenness to avoid confrontational issues when it is wooing opposition parties like DMK and NCP SP to back its politically more expansive move to raise the strength of Lok Sabha and assemblies, coupled with delimitation of constituencies.
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