Din in RS over private member’s Bill

Subject: Polity

Section: Parliament

Opposition stages protest against Bills on Uniform Civil Code, repeal of the Places of Worship Act
The Places of Worship Act
- The 1991 law was enacted to freeze the status of all places of worship in the country as on August 15, 1947 but an exception was made to keep the Babri Masjid-Ramjanma bhoomi dispute out of its ambit.

Private Members Bill

Any Member of Parliament (MP) who is not a minister is referred to as a private member.
Its drafting is the responsibility of the member concerned. Its introduction in the House requires one month’s notice. Whereas government bill require 7 days notice.
The government bills/public bills can be introduced and discussed on any day, private member’s bills can be introduced and discussed only on Fridays.
In case of multiple Bills, a ballot system is used to decide the sequence of bills for introduction.
The Parliamentary Committee on Private Member’s Bills and Resolutions goes through all such Bills and classifies them based on their urgency and importance.
Its rejection by the House has no implication on the parliamentary confidence in the government or its resignation.
14 private member’s bills — five of which were introduced in Rajya Sabha — have become law so far.