Azad Samaj Party President Chandrashekhar Azad said that his party will first examine the proposed delimitation bill and then take a stand. He said that protesting just for the sake of protesting is not the right way. He also demanded investigation into Ram Mandir donations.
New Delhi [भारत]July 19 (ANI): Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) president and MP Chandrashekhar Azad on Sunday said his party will examine the proposed delimitation bill before taking any stand on it. He said that opposing any law just for the sake of protest is not the right way. Speaking to reporters after the all-party meeting called ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, Azad said that the contents of the bill and the amendments proposed by the government will have to be studied before deciding whether to support or oppose the bill. “Let the bill come first. Let’s see what amendments are proposed; a bill was introduced earlier too, first examine it. It is not right to protest just for the sake of protesting. If we feel that the bill brought by the government is not good, we will oppose it,” he said.
Demand for investigation of Ram temple donations
On a separate issue, Azad reiterated his demand for a probe into the alleged Ram Temple controversy, saying people who have contributed their hard-earned money deserve transparency about how the funds are being used. He said the investigation would help ensure there is accountability wherever public contributions have been made. He said, “I have already made it clear that there should be an investigation in this (Ram Mandir controversy) case. Wherever there has been a collective effort, where people have contributed their hard-earned money, they naturally want an investigation to ensure that their money is being used for the right purpose. So what is wrong in that?”
Opposition walkout from all-party meeting
Earlier in the day, opposition parties “walked out” of an all-party meeting called by the government after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju invited the National Citizens Party of India to attend the meeting. He said the move is against the norms, and the merger of rebel TMC MPs into the “so-called NCPI” has not been approved by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
Speculation on monsoon session and new bills
Meanwhile, the monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on July 20 and will end on August 13. These mergers have fueled speculation of the Center bringing back the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which proposes to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to 850 and enact the Nari Shakti Vandan Act, 2023 to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in legislatures. The NDA is likely to inch closer to the two-thirds majority mark of 360 in the 540-member House, in which three seats are currently vacant. (ANI)
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