[Marxistindia] Electoral Laws Bill must be scrutinised by a Select Committee

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Mon Dec 20 17:29:42 IST 2021


December 20, 2021

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Electoral Laws Bill must be Scrutinised by a Select Committee

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the manner in which
important changes in the electoral laws, which have far-reaching
consequences, has been rushed through the Lok Sabha and passed in a din.
Members of Parliament were not given time for discussion. Most importantly,
MPs were not allowed to move any amendments, which is a gross violation of
parliamentary norms and procedures.  In the morning, the discussion was for
sending it to a Parliamentary Select Committee for a thorough examination.
Abandoning this decision, the government issued supplementary agenda
post-lunch and rushed through the Bill.  

 

This Bill has the danger of violating both secrecy of the vote undermining
the principle of secret ballot and the fundamental right to privacy of the
voter.

 

The opposition parties must resolutely resist this Bill from being bulldozed
in the Rajya Sabha now and demand its thorough examination by a Select
Committee.  

 

 

 

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