WHAT was notable about the spate of legislations presented in the first session of parliament was the hurried manner in which they were passed without any legislative scrutiny. There was no reference to the standing committees or select committees to get the bills vetted and considered. Using its big majority in the Lok Sabha and the manipulated majority in the Rajya Sabha, none of the bills underwent proper scrutiny.
While this was a common thread regarding the bills adopted in the just-concluded session of parliament, there was another common feature about the bills which is equally disturbing. All the bills on diverse subjects had a running thread – an encroachment on state’s rights and the undermining of the federal principle.
For instance, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill did away with a need for the prior approval of the state police chief for effecting seizures and attachment of properties by the National Investigation Agency. In the case of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, the licensing and registration of road transport vehicles has been taken out of the purview of the state authorities. The national authority set-up will outsource this work to agencies; further state-run road transport corporations will be adversely affected as routes will be auctioned and private companies will be allowed to bid and takeover these routes.
The National Medical Commission Bill, which has been adopted, has drastically reduced the representation of states in the commission. There will be only six state representatives, while they were in a majority in the erstwhile Medical Council of India. The state representatives will rotate once in four years which should mean the state would get a chance to be represented only once in 12 years.
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WHAT was notable about the spate of legislations presented in the first session of parliament was the hurried manner in which they were passed without any legislative scrutiny. There was no reference to the standing committees or select committees to get the bills vetted and considered. Using its big majority in the Lok Sabha and the manipulated majority in the Rajya Sabha, none of the bills underwent proper scrutiny. While this was a common thread regarding the bills adopted in the just-concluded session of parliament, there was another common feature about the bills which is equally disturbing. All the bills on diverse subjects had a running thread – an encroachment on state’s rights and the undermining of the federal principle. For instance, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill did away with a need for the prior approval of the state police chief for effecting seizures and attachment of properties by the National Investigation Agency. In the case of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, the licensing and registration of road transport vehicles has been taken out of the purview of the state authorities. The national authority set-up will outsource this work to agencies; further state-run road transport corporations will be adversely affected as routes will be auctioned and private companies will be allowed to bid and takeover these routes. The National Medical Commission Bill, which has been adopted, has drastically reduced the representation of states in the commission. There will be only six state representatives, while they were in a majority in the erstwhile Medical Council of India. The state representatives will rotate once in four years which should mean the state would get a chance to be represented only once in 12 years.