They said that the party’s decision could soon be communicated to the president of Lok Sabha.
At least three parties – the Trinamool congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Aam Aadmi party – said they would not be part of the committee. The Samajwadi party hinted at supporting the opposition that the opposition should be united so as not to join the panel. Some opposition parties did not make their position public, but none expressed its will to join the panel.
Earlier this month, Lok Sabha’s president OM Birla said that no political party had written to him on the boycott of the Mixed Committee of Parliament to examine the three bills.
“On the question of JPC, no political party communicated to me in writing on this subject,” Birla told journalists.
On the last day of the monsoon session, the Minister of the Interior Amit Shah presented the three bills in the Lok Sabha bill – the Bill of the Government of the Union Territories (Amendment); the bill of the Constitution (one hundred and thirtieth amendment); and the bill on the reorganization of Jammu-et-Cachemire (amendment).
The proposed laws call for the revocation of the Prime Minister, the Ministers in chief and the ministers in a state of arrest for 30 consecutive days for serious accusations.
The bills sparked a fierce protest from the whole opposition, which affirmed that they were unconstitutional and aimed to target its leaders in power in different states.
The Chamber sent the bills to a joint committee of the Parliament, which will have 21 members of Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha, for a meticulous examination, but the panel has not yet been trained.
(Edited by: Vivek Dubey))
