Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 21
Expressing concern over the pending Bills in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today suggested that such legislations if remains pending for more than five years in the Upper House should be considered lapsed.
Addressing members, Naidu also called for a debate on the rule that provides for automatic lapsing of any Bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha with the dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament.
Ruing the fact that the House has lost substantial time on account of disruptions, he appealed to members for making efforts to change the present “dysfunctional and disruptive environment” as the current situation is weakening the democratic structures further, which cannot be allowed.
Naidu said as many as 22 Bills, pending in the Rajya Sabha, had lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month and another 33 Bills have been pending for consideration in the Upper House for years, including three that have been pending for more than 20 years.
Under the provision of the Constitution, Bills passed by the Lok Sabha during the course of its five-year term and pending in the Rajya Sabha get lapsed with the dissolution of the other House. Separately, any Bill introduced in the RS remained a property of the House irrespective of the fate of Lok Sabha.
“In effect, the Lok Sabha has to take up these 22 Bills again for consideration and passing. I am afraid it would take a minimum of two sessions for doing so. And this means that efforts of the Lok Sabha for passing these 22 Bills have been rendered waste,” he said, adding Bills that lapsed include land acquisition Bill, triple talaq Bill, Aadhaar amendment Bill and Motor Vehicles Bill.
He said, “There is a need to rethink the provision regarding lapsing of Bills in the Upper House. I suggest a wider debate on the matter of automatic lapsing of Bills in Rajya Sabha.”
The Pendency
33 Bills have been pending for consideration in the RS for years
22 Bills pending in RS, had lapsed with dissolution of 16th LS
3 legislations have been pending for more than 20 years now
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