The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 with unanimous support from the House, and with this, the Lower House is expected to be adjourned sine die today.
The Rajya Sabha witnessed extraordinary scenes on Tuesday, with Opposition members, majority of whom dressed in black or sporting black bands, clambered onto the table in front of the Chair, protesting against the government for trying to push through a diluted debate on the farmers’ issue instead of going for a repeal of the three controversial farm laws. The protests are expected to continue today in the Upper House.
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Rajya Sabha | 3.10 pm
Rajmani Patel (Congress) says the several opposition parties have forced the government to bring this Bill by approaching the court.
Had the government’s intention was favouring OBCs, they would have not gone on the roads with Kamandal, he says.
Congress brought reservation for OBCs in Madhya Pradesh. The subsequent BJP…