New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Ahead of the parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday, Opposition members from each the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have submitted notices to droop common enterprise to debate points starting from electoral reforms to inter-state water disputes.
In the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Manish Tewari gave a discover for an adjournment movement, searching for a complete dialogue on the need of a brand new Anti-Defection Law. Tewari argued that the present authorized framework wants an overhaul to forestall mass floor-crossing pushed by political opportunism.
In his discover to the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha, Tewari acknowledged, ‘I transfer that this House do droop Question Hour, Zero Hour and all different listed enterprise of the day to debate the contours of a brand new Anti-Defection Law that proscribes Mass Political Defections pushed by opportunism and bereft of any real ideological or coverage variations whereas concurrently offering house for sincere and important dissent each inside and out of doors Parliament and the legislatures.’
Meanwhile, within the Rajya Sabha, MP Praveen Chakravarthy moved a movement below Rule 267, demanding the suspension of the day’s enterprise to deal with what he termed a ‘deceptive reply’ by the Ministry of Jal Shakti relating to the Cauvery water dispute.
‘I hereby give discover of my intention to maneuver the next movement: ‘That this House do droop Zero Hour and the related guidelines referring to Question Hour and different companies of the day for an instantaneous dialogue on the deceptive reply given by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on this House on twenty seventh July 2026 relating to the Cauvery water dispute, and on the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s order directing Karnataka to launch 4 TMC ft of water instantly,’ he acknowledged within the discover.
Chakravarthy highlighted a discrepancy between the Ministry’s current written reply and a 2021 assertion relating to the requirement for Karnataka to acquire consent from decrease riparian states like Tamil Nadu for constructions on the River Cauvery.
The Rajya Sabha MP famous that the Ministry’s reply to Unstarred Question No. 876 claimed no such consent was required, contradicting the 2021 stance of the then Union Minister.
‘The Ministry’s reply to Unstarred Question No. 876 states that the Supreme Court’s judgment dated 16.02.2018 comprises no requirement for Karnataka to acquire the consent of decrease riparian States, particularly Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the UT of Puducherry, earlier than establishing any construction throughout the River Cauvery. This place is a direct contradiction of the stand taken by the then Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, on the ground of the House on fifth August 2021. He categorically acknowledged that the permission granted to Karnataka to arrange the DPR for the Mekedatu challenge was conditional. He additional acknowledged that below the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, the consent of all decrease riparian States sharing the inter-state river basin, together with Tamil Nadu, was obligatory,’ he added within the discover.
‘This House deserves a proof for why the Central Government has reversed a place it formally positioned on document 5 years in the past. Such inconsistency straight impacts the pursuits and water safety of the farmers of Tamil Nadu and can’t be allowed to move unaddressed. This is especially pressing at a time when the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee has directed Karnataka to launch 4 TMC ft of water instantly, and compliance stays unsure,’ Chakravarthy additional acknowledged in his discover.
Emphasising the urgency of the state of affairs, the MP added, ‘In view of those urgent issues affecting the livelihood of farmers within the Cauvery delta, the matter requires pressing consideration and dialogue by the House.’ (ANI)