Citizenship, triple talaq Bills lapse as Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die
New Delhi, Feb 13: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 have lapsed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after the House was adjourned sine die on the last day of the Budget session.
The bills had been facing strong resistance from the Opposition and some of BJP's own allies.
As both the bills were passed by the Lok Sabha earlier, they were to lapse if not cleared by the Rajya Sabha today -- the last sitting of the 16th Lok Sabha.
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Both the Bills have proved to be controversial, with the Opposition parties locking horns with the BJP-led NDA government over the issue. The two Bills are bound to lapse if the Rajya Sabha fails to pass them today.
The legislation has witnessed opposition from several political parties in the North East, including allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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The bill seeks to amend a 1955 law to grant citizenship to persecuted Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christians from the Muslim-majority nations of Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan if they have lived in India for six years. It has been passed in the Lok Sabha.
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The National Democratic Alliance government introduced two bills - the International Financial Services Centre Authority Bill, 2019, and the Cinematography (Amendment) Bill, 2019, PTI reported.
Why
Triple
talaq
bill
unlikely
to
get
Rajya
Sabha
nod:
The
Narendra
Modi
government
is
keen
to
get
parliamentary
approval
for
the
triple
talaq
bill
but
there
is
no
certainty
that
it
will
clear
the
Rajya
Sabha
hurdle
in
the
remaining
two
days
of
the
budget
session
and
the
measure
may
again
be
implemented
through
an
ordinance.
Opposition parties and several leaders from the Muslim community are sticking to their stand against the bill, contending there is no need for it as the instant triple talaq has been banned by the Supreme Court.
Both
the
Bills
to
lapse
if
no
paased:
Both
the
Bills
were
passed
in
Lok
Sabha
and
then
sent
to
the
Rajya
Sabha.
If
the
Rajya
Sabha
does
not
pass
them
on
Wednesday,
the
two
Bills
will
lapse
on
the
dissolution
of
Lok
Sabha
and
would
have
to
be
cleared
by
the
next
Lok
Sabha
again.
When does a Bill lapse?
- A bill originated in the Lok Sabha but pending in the Lok Sabha - lapses.
- A bill originated and passed by the Rajya Sabha but pending in Lok Sabha - lapses.
- A bill originated and passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha - lapses.
- A bill originated in the Rajya Sabha and returned to that House by the Lok Sabha with amendments and still pending in the Rajaya Sabha on the date of the dissolution of Lok Sabha- lapses.