Union minister for social justice and empowerment Dr Virender Kumar will move the Constitution (127th) Amendment Bill for passing in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The constitutional amendment, which aims to restore the power of states to identify backward castes, was introduced in the Lower House on Monday. Since it is a constitutional amendment, it needs to pass in both the Houses. On Monday, the Opposition decided it will cooperate with the government to clear the constitutional amendment. At a meeting held in Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge’s office, while two parties were in favour of protests, others were of the opinion that the constitutional amendment should be cleared as it empowers the states on a very sensitive subject. The 127th Constitution Amendment Bill 2021 aims to bypass a May 2021 Supreme Court ruling that said only the Centre could notify socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs) and not the states.
Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha will also not see any new Bill on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha’s list of business for Tuesday lists the same Bill, except one, as those for Monday — the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021, the Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2021, and the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2021.
News Source : India Today
