‘Kala kanoon’ sparks uproar in House, stir outside
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allow him raise a point of order. He warned of a dharna in the Well of the House if he was not allowed to speak, but the Speaker ignored him following which he staged a second walkout.
Amid uproar, Kataria tabled the bills. Immediately after that, Independent MLA Manik Chand Surana, through a point of order, opposed it, saying there was no prior sanction of the President to the bill which was circulated among the members Sunday night.
He said that prior sanction of the President should be there to amend a central law.
Terming it a “kaala kanoon” (black law), Surana said, “Everyone remembers Emergency for which Congress is blamed. Now the (BJP) government is trying to impose an undeclared Emergency through this kala kanoon. No debate will be allowed (by the Opposition) on the bill unless there is a prior sanction of the President,” he said.
Responding to Surana, the home minister said that the merits and demerits of the bill would be discussed during the debate and that the bill would become a law only after it was passed by the House. He added that Rajasthan was leading in the number of cases registered under CrPC 156 (3).
Addressing newspersons outside the House, Leader of Opposition Rameshwar Dudi said the bills will encourage corruption and affect independence of media. “The Opposition and others including a BJP MLA have objected to the bill. The government should reconsider it,” he said.
Tiwari said the bills were “undemocratic” and “we will not let it pass” in Assembly. “The bill is being brought to safeguard some members of cabinet, chief minister and her office. Even the law department had objected to the bill,” he claimed.
Congress chief whip Govind Singh Dotasara alleged that after four years of corruption, the government had brought in the ordinance to safeguard politicians and officials.
Four more bills were also tabled in the House before the session was adjourned for the day.