Parliament monsoon session: Opposition to protest RTI (Amendment) Bill in RS today
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The Opposition will protest the government's Right To Information (RTI) (Amendment) Bill 2018 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, leading to another conflict with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the second day of the parliament's monsoon session, media reports said.
The government has proposed three changes to the Act.
The changes pertains to ranks, salaries, allowances and tenure of the Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners of the Centre and the state, The Indian Express reported.
The Opposition said it will fight against the government's intent to "dilute" the act and will resist any amendments brought to the Act by the Centre.
Some of the other bills which are likely to come up in the house are the Prevention of Corruption (Amednment) Bill 2013, the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2017 and the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill 2018.
In Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament, the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 and Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2017 are listed for consideration and passage.
On Wednesday, the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) moved a no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha.
The motion, which has been brought with the demand of a special status for Andhra Pradesh, will be taken up on Friday.
The Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have extended their support to TDP's motion.
The BJP, which has majority in the lower house along with its allies, said it is ready for the motion.
With 314 members in the lower house of Parliament, the no-trust motion is not a threat to the BJP-led NDA government since the number is more than the half-way mark (272).
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