Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal stated that the 1991 Act on the service conditions of top poll officers was a rushed effort and that the current Bill addresses the provisions that the earlier legislation did not address during the Lok Sabha's debate of the legislation today.
The Bill is in contrast to a Supreme Court judgment which said the panel should comprise of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
Day six of the monsoon session of the Parliament is likely to witness a stormy session on Thursday with Opposition parties set to wear black to the House as a mark of protest against the Manipur issue. This comes a day after the leaders of newly-formed INDIA moved a no-confidence motion against the government.