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Opposition claims win after forcing govt to defer 5 bills
The Congress-led opposition on Monday called the monsoon session a grand success, claiming it forced the Modi government to postpone five key legislations. AICC spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said the most important deferral…
The Story in Brief
The Congress-led opposition on Monday called the monsoon session a grand success, claiming it forced the Modi government to postpone five key legislations. AICC spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said the most important deferral was the delimitation bill, for which the BJP had been splitting parties to contrive a 'tainted majority'. He said the DMK's support for the Tamil Nadu assembly resolution against delimitation had smashed BJP’s claims of winning new backing.
Ramesh warned the opposition against complacency as the BJP has 'unlimited resources' for new mischief. The deferred bills include the 'one nation, one election' bill, the 130th constitutional amendment on automatic dismissal of jailed CMs and ministers, the FCRA amendment, and the Viksit Bharat Shikshan Adhishthan bill. The Congress also said it would challenge the mines and minerals amendment bill in court. A Congress Working Committee meeting is called for August 19.
The Indian Opinion
The opposition's claim of forcing the government to blink is a rare feat, but calling it a 'grand success' overstates the win. The bills were merely deferred, not killed. The real test is whether the government reintroduces them in the winter session. Congress must also explain why it couldn't block the mines and cooperative bills that it calls dangerous. The Tamil Nadu resolution on delimitation is a strong signal, but does it have allies beyond the DMK? Watch for the CWC meeting on August 19, will it produce a joint opposition agenda or just more rhetoric?.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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