Amid uproar over ‘ED action’, summons against the oppn leaders; Centre to the table ‘The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill’
Amid the protests against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids and summons against the opposition leaders, the Centre on Friday has listed the ‘The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019, and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar will move the Bill in the Lok Sabha to make special provisions for repression of piracy on the high seas and to provide for punishment for the offence of piracy and for matters connected therewith.
Apart from this many private member bills have been listed, including the Population Control Bill to be introduced by BJP MP Ravi Kishan.
Opposition members led by the Congress in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
on Thursday protested over the alleged misuse of investigating agencies by the government against political opponents.
The Lok Sabha proceedings were first adjourned until 2 p.m. and then for the day after the opposition members continued loud sloganeering over the misuse of the ED against political rivals.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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