Freaky Friday
In Parliament, private member bills are introduced only on Fridays. Except some of the most talked about private member bills have failed to see the light of day because those proposing them have gone missing on Fridays. BJP’s Kirodi Lal Meena listed the Uniform Civil Code Bill in 2020. But it has not yet been taken up as the 70-year-old leader is never around on Fridays. Ditto with Places of Worship Bill, moved by BJP Rajya Sabha member Harnath Singh Yadav, 81. Most MPs skip Friday sessions to travel for weekend social functions. There has been a demand to shift private member bills to Wednesdays.