Monsoon session of Parliament begins today, 31 bills will be discussed

New Delhi: The monsoon session of Parliament begins on Thursday amid outrage over the situation in Manipur and the opposition demanding a statement from India’s prime minister. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi has said that 31 bills will be brought in the monsoon session. These include the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023. Other important legislation that is expected to be introduced in the session includes a bill to replace the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, promulgated this May. Year.

The ordinance deals with the regulation of services in Delhi and was promulgated after the Supreme Court’s decision on an appeal by the Delhi government. Parliamentary Affairs Minister said yesterday that 34 parties and 44 leaders participated in the all-party meeting called by the government for the smooth conduct of the monsoon session, which will continue till August 11 and will have 17 meetings.

Other bills on the government’s agenda include the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019; The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019; The Arbitration Bill, 2021; The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022; The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022; The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022; The Public Trust (Amendment of the Provisions) Bill, 2023; The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023; The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 (in relation to the State of Himachal Pradesh); The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022 (in relation to the State of Chhattisgarh); Postal Service Bill, 2023; The National Cooperative Universities Bill, 2023; and The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

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The list also includes the International Monetary Fund and Bank Bill, 2023; The Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill, 2023 18; The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023; The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023; The Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023; The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Press and Periodicals Registration Bill, 2023; The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023.
Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The National Research Foundation Bill, 2023; The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2023 are also among the 31 bills on the government’s agenda.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was approved by the Union Cabinet earlier this month. This government had withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill from Parliament last August and had said that it would bring a new bill. The Supreme Court had ruled in 2017 that privacy is a fundamental right and the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, is an important pillar of a comprehensive framework of technology regulations being drawn up by the Centre.

The previous version of the bill came after an extensive consultative process and was also scrutinized by a joint parliamentary committee. The government has held another round of consultations to prepare the new bill. The Bill, which seeks to replace the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, seeks to set up a National Capital Civil Services Authority consisting of the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary of Delhi, Principal Home Secretary of Delhi.

The authority will make recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) regarding transfers and postings of officers and disciplinary matters. While the government is expected to push its legislative agenda, the opposition parties plan to raise a range of issues including Manipur violence, railway safety, unemployment, inflation, India-China border standoff and trade imbalance between the two countries.

Prahlad Joshi said that the government has sought the support of the opposition in the smooth functioning of Parliament during the monsoon session. “The government is ready to discuss all issues in the monsoon session. We have appealed to the opposition parties to support the smooth functioning of Parliament,” Joshi said after the all-party meeting yesterday.

Some parties have planned to move an adjournment motion on the Manipur violence, among other issues, on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament today. The opposition said that the discussion should be held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress said on Wednesday that it would raise the issue of Manipur violence during the party session.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan said, “At the beginning (of the meeting) today, I made my point. Our first issue is the violence in Manipur. The prime minister should come to Parliament and answer. We will bring an adjournment motion on the matter tomorrow.” Chowdhary said after attending the all-party meeting.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also chaired the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee before the session. He said, leaders of all parties have assured cooperation in the proceedings of the House.