New Delhi, Dec 21 : Amid passing of bill on electoral reforms, the government on Tuesday faced stiff resistance from opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha and the BJP alleged that Trinamool Congress member Derek O’ Brien threw the rule book on Secretary General.
Leader of the house Piyush Goyal said, “we thought that the opposition will learn some lessons but the same thing has been repeated.”
Goyal said Derek O’ Brien threw the rule book and he should not have not done it.Goyal also sought apology from the 12 suspended MPs.
While Bhupender Yadav raised point of order and said that the opposition has been questioning the Chair repeatedly, but rules say that the Chair’s ruling is binding on all.The Rajya Sabha passed the bill approximately in an hour after it was introduced by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.This Bill seeks to link electoral rolls to the Aadhaar number, allowing electoral registration officers to ask for Aadhaar numbers of applicants wanting to register as voters to establish their identity.miz/skp/
BJP claims that Derek threw the rule book at Secretary General
Bhupender Yadav brought up a point of order, stating that opposition had been repeatedly questioning Chair.
However rules state that all are bound by Chair’s decision. Just one hour after the Bill was presented by Kiren Rijiju, it was passed by Rajya Sabha.
The Bill attempts to connect electoral rolls with the Aadhaar number.This will allow electoral registration officers ask applicants to register to vote to verify their identities.
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