Bill on appointment of CEC, ECs, Parliament’s 75-year journey on particular session agenda

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The authorities on Wednesday listed a particular dialogue on Parliament’s journey of 75 years ranging from the Samvidhan Sabha on the primary day of the five-day session of Parliament starting September 18.

During the session, the federal government has additionally listed the invoice on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and different election commissioners to be taken up for consideration and passage.

The invoice was launched in Rajya Sabha over the past Monsoon session.

“Discussion on ‘Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha – Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings'” shall be held on September 18 apart from different formal enterprise like laying of papers.

The session is prone to see the proceedings of Parliament transferring from the outdated constructing to the brand new Parliament constructing.

The different listed enterprise for Lok Sabha consists of ‘The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023’ and ‘The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023’, already handed by Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2023.

Besides, ‘The Post Office Bill, 2023’ has additionally been listed within the Lok Sabha enterprise, in response to an official bulletin.

The invoice was earlier launched in Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2023.

The checklist of enterprise is tentative and extra gadgets will be added.

The authorities has additionally convened a gathering of the ground leaders of all political events on September 17, a day earlier than the beginning of the five-day session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi stated.

The invitation for the assembly has been despatched to all leaders involved via e-mail, Joshi posted on social media platform X.

On August 31, Joshi had introduced a “special session” of Parliament for 5 days from September 18 however didn’t spell out any particular agenda for it.

“Amid Amrit Kaal, looking forward to having fruitful discussions and debate in Parliament,” Joshi had posted on X.

Sharing the agenda for the particular Parliament session on X, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh stated it “is much ado about nothing” and all this might have waited until the Winter session in November, however added that the federal government might be having “legislative grenades” up its sleeves.

“Finally, after pressure from Smt.Sonia Gandhi’s letter to the Prime Minister, the Modi Govt has condescended to announce the agenda for the special 5-day session of Parliament beginning September 18th,” he stated.

“The agenda as printed in the intervening time, is way ado about nothing, all this might have waited until Winter session in November.

“I am sure the legislative grenades are being kept up their sleeves to be unleashed at the last moment as usual.Parde ke peeche kuch aur hai! (there is more behind the curtains),” he stated on the agenda.

“Regardless, the INDIA parties will steadfastly oppose the insidious CEC Bill,” Ramesh additionally stated.

Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when no agenda was listed for the session.

Ramesh additionally earlier within the day listed a number of earlier particular Parliament classes and stated every time the agenda was listed prematurely.

The authorities had within the final session tabled in Rajya Sabha the contentious Chief Election Commissioner and different Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill that seeks to interchange the Chief Justice of India with a cabinet minister within the panel for number of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners.

The transfer will enable the federal government to have extra management over the appointments of members of the ballot panel.

The Bill was moved by the Law Minister amid an uproar by the opposition events, together with the Congress, Trinamool, AAP and the Left, that accused the federal government of “diluting and overturning” a Supreme Court Constitution bench order.

The Supreme Court in March dominated {that a} three-member panel, headed by the prime minister and comprising the chief of the opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India, will choose the CEC and ECs until a regulation is framed by Parliament on the appointment of those commissioners.

The prime minister-led panel for the number of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners may have the ability to contemplate even these not short-listed by the cabinet secretary-led Search Committee, in response to a invoice launched in Parliament.

According to Section 6 of the Chief Election Commissioner and different Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, a Search Committee headed by the cabinet secretary and comprising two different members not beneath the rank of secretary, having information and expertise in issues referring to elections, shall put together a panel of 5 individuals for consideration of the Selection Committee for appointment because the CEC and ECs.

According to Section 8 (2) of the proposed regulation, the Selection Committee may contemplate every other particular person than these included within the panel by the Search Committee.

Section 7 (1) of the invoice states that the CEC and ECs shall be appointed by the president on the advice of a Selection Committee consisting of the prime minister, who would be the chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the prime minister as members.

Where the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha has not been recognised as such, the chief of the only largest get together in opposition shall be deemed to be the Leader of Opposition, the invoice clarifies.

NEW DELHI: The authorities on Wednesday listed a particular dialogue on Parliament’s journey of 75 years ranging from the Samvidhan Sabha on the primary day of the five-day session of Parliament starting September 18.

During the session, the federal government has additionally listed the invoice on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and different election commissioners to be taken up for consideration and passage.

The invoice was launched in Rajya Sabha over the past Monsoon session.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Discussion on ‘Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha – Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings'” shall be held on September 18 apart from different formal enterprise like laying of papers.

The session is prone to see the proceedings of Parliament transferring from the outdated constructing to the brand new Parliament constructing.

The different listed enterprise for Lok Sabha consists of ‘The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023’ and ‘The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023’, already handed by Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2023.

Besides, ‘The Post Office Bill, 2023’ has additionally been listed within the Lok Sabha enterprise, in response to an official bulletin.

The invoice was earlier launched in Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2023.

The checklist of enterprise is tentative and extra gadgets will be added.

The authorities has additionally convened a gathering of the ground leaders of all political events on September 17, a day earlier than the beginning of the five-day session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi stated.

The invitation for the assembly has been despatched to all leaders involved via e-mail, Joshi posted on social media platform X.

On August 31, Joshi had introduced a “special session” of Parliament for 5 days from September 18 however didn’t spell out any particular agenda for it.

“Amid Amrit Kaal, looking forward to having fruitful discussions and debate in Parliament,” Joshi had posted on X.

Sharing the agenda for the particular Parliament session on X, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh stated it “is much ado about nothing” and all this might have waited until the Winter session in November, however added that the federal government might be having “legislative grenades” up its sleeves.

“Finally, after pressure from Smt.Sonia Gandhi’s letter to the Prime Minister, the Modi Govt has condescended to announce the agenda for the special 5-day session of Parliament beginning September 18th,” he stated.

“The agenda as printed in the intervening time, is way ado about nothing, all this might have waited until Winter session in November.

“I am sure the legislative grenades are being kept up their sleeves to be unleashed at the last moment as usual.Parde ke peeche kuch aur hai! (there is more behind the curtains),” he stated on the agenda.

“Regardless, the INDIA parties will steadfastly oppose the insidious CEC Bill,” Ramesh additionally stated.

Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when no agenda was listed for the session.

Ramesh additionally earlier within the day listed a number of earlier particular Parliament classes and stated every time the agenda was listed prematurely.

The authorities had within the final session tabled in Rajya Sabha the contentious Chief Election Commissioner and different Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill that seeks to interchange the Chief Justice of India with a cabinet minister within the panel for number of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners.

The transfer will enable the federal government to have extra management over the appointments of members of the ballot panel.

The Bill was moved by the Law Minister amid an uproar by the opposition events, together with the Congress, Trinamool, AAP and the Left, that accused the federal government of “diluting and overturning” a Supreme Court Constitution bench order.

The Supreme Court in March dominated {that a} three-member panel, headed by the prime minister and comprising the chief of the opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India, will choose the CEC and ECs until a regulation is framed by Parliament on the appointment of those commissioners.

The prime minister-led panel for the number of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners may have the ability to contemplate even these not short-listed by the cabinet secretary-led Search Committee, in response to a invoice launched in Parliament.

According to Section 6 of the Chief Election Commissioner and different Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, a Search Committee headed by the cabinet secretary and comprising two different members not beneath the rank of secretary, having information and expertise in issues referring to elections, shall put together a panel of 5 individuals for consideration of the Selection Committee for appointment because the CEC and ECs.

According to Section 8 (2) of the proposed regulation, the Selection Committee may contemplate every other particular person than these included within the panel by the Search Committee.

Section 7 (1) of the invoice states that the CEC and ECs shall be appointed by the president on the advice of a Selection Committee consisting of the prime minister, who would be the chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the prime minister as members.

Where the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha has not been recognised as such, the chief of the only largest get together in opposition shall be deemed to be the Leader of Opposition, the invoice clarifies.