Parliament Monsoon Session Day 12 LIVE: FM Sitharaman to introduce Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill
The Indian Parliament's Monsoon Session continues with the NDA holding a weekly meeting and the opposition pushing for a new anti-defection law. Congress MP Manish Tewari submitted a motion to discuss curbing opportunistic political defections.
Why it matters
Legislative debates regarding anti-defection laws are critical to the stability and integrity of India's parliamentary democracy.
The NDA Parliamentary Party’s ‘Mangal Milan’ meeting began in Parliament on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other NDA leaders in attendance.
BJP National President Nitin Nabin was also in attendance at the meeting being held at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building.
Earlier, Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay also arrived at the Parliament Library Building to attend the NDA Parliamentary Party’s weekly ‘Mangal Milan’ meeting.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking the suspension of Question Hour, Zero Hour, and all other listed business of the day to discuss the need for a new anti-defection law to curb what he termed “mass political defections” driven by opportunism.
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