Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar will head a committee to overview the nation’s anti-defection legislation, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla mentioned on Sunday. The announcement commenced after the 84th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference held in Mumbai.
“A committee headed by Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar could be shaped to overview the nation’s anti-defection legislation, Birla mentioned.
Earlier this month, Narwekar gave his verdict on cross-petitions filed by Shiv Sena factions searching for disqualification of one another’s MLAs, below the anti-defection legislation, following a break up within the occasion in 2022.
Narwekar is at the moment listening to comparable petitions filed by two rival NCP factions.
Asked about safety preparations through the subsequent session of Parliament, Birla mentioned acceptable steps are being taken to make sure full-proof safety there.
In a serious safety breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror assault on December 13 final yr, two individuals jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the general public gallery throughout Zero Hour, launched yellow gasoline from canisters and shouted slogans earlier than being overpowered by the MPs.
To a query on publication and telecast of expunged remarks in the home, he mentioned, “This is a grey area which needs to be addressed.”
(With PTI inputs)
