NEW DELHI: Three Left party MPs in Rajya Sabha have moved a motion against the introduction of a private member’s bill on the Uniform Civil Code, saying such legislation would damage communal harmony.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena was scheduled to introduce the Uniform Civil Code in India Bill 2021, but he could not do so as the House was adjourned after repeated disruptions. CPI Rajya Sabha member Binay Viswam and CPI(M) MPs Elamaram Kareem and V Sivadasan moved the motion.
In a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Viswam said the demand for a Uniform Civil Code has a complicated and polarising history that dates back to independence.
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Protect Delhiâs Unauthorised Colonies
The Bill provides protection to unauthorised developments in Delhi from punitive action where adequate measures are yet to be taken.
Debris after the Dhobi Ghat slum was demolished by the DDA, near Batla House, New Delhi. Photo: Amir Malik
Urban10/Feb/2021
New Delhi: The Upper House of parliament on Tuesday passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to regularise unauthorised colonies in Delhi.
The Bill replaces the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which was promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind on December 30, 2020 to extend the validity of the Act of 2011 for a period of three years from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023.
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday suggested that it would be "really good" if both central and state governments agree not to