A bill to expand the eligibility criteria for ownership of merchant shipping vessels and provide for investigation and enquiries on marine casualties was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, after a brief discussion as the Opposition continued with its protests seeking discussion on poll roll revision in Bihar.
As soon as the Bill was passed, the House proceedings were adjourned for the day amid noisy protests by the Opposition members.
Union Minister Sarbnanda Sonowal made opening remarks following which two BJP members Captain Brijesh Chowta and Mukeshkumar Chandrakant Dalal spoke on the Bill, amid sloganeering by the Opposition over the Bihar poll roll issue.
The Bill was later passed by a voice vote.
This is the second Bill to be passed by the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Monsoon session, which has seen repeated disruptions by the Opposition on various issues.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed ‘The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the
​A bill to expand the eligibility criteria for ownership of merchant shipping vessels and provide for investigation and enquiries on marine casualties was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, after a brief discussion as the Opposition continued with its protests seeking discussion on poll roll revision in Bihar.
As soon as the Bill was passed, the House proceedings were adjourned for the day amid noisy protests by the Opposition members.
Union Minister Sarbnanda Sonowal made opening remarks following which two BJP members Captain Brijesh Chowta and Mukeshkumar Chandrakant Dalal spoke on the Bill, amid sloganeering by the Opposition over the Bihar poll roll issue.
The Bill was later passed by a voice vote.
This is the second Bill to be passed by the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Monsoon session, which has seen repeated disruptions by the Opposition on various issues.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed ‘The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of theÂ
