16 Bills to be introduced, will infringe upon states’ rights, says Mamata

Bills being pushed without adequate discussion scrutiny: TMC Chief

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee, who held a meeting with party MPs on Wednesday, drew the line that they would take and expressed apprehension that ‘16 dangerous Bills, among others’ which will ‘interfere and undermine states’ democratic rights’ are likely to be introduced in the Winter Session of the Parliament 2022 that commenced on December 7 and is slated to end on December 29. During the meeting held at veteran party leader and MP Saugata Roy’s residence, Banerjee stated that most Bills were ‘being passed without voting’. She alleged that the BJP was using its majority to push Bills through Parliament without ‘adequate discussion and scrutiny’.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of her party meeting, Banerjee said: “You have seen if the Opposition party leaders raise their voice in the House, because of the majority, the saffron party pushes through the Bills forcefully without  even voting. The BJP does not even accept reports of standing committees or other such committees. Under such circumstances, we are afraid whether our parliamentary democracy will be able to uphold its prestige and respect which has been preserved so far.”