The Rajya Sabha on March 27, 2023, passed and returned ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2023’ and ‘The Appropriation Bill, 2023’ or Finance Bill 2023 amid the din without any discussion. Both bills were passed by the Lok Sabha last week amid similar pandemonium created by the Opposition parties on the same issue.
Introduction
The Indian parliament witnessed a noisy and uproarious scene on March 27, 2023, when the Rajya Sabha passed and returned two important bills, the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2023, and the Finance Bill, 2023. The opposition parties created a ruckus, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani-Hindenburg issue.
Passing of Bills in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The two bills, Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2023, and the Finance Bill, 2023, were passed by the Lok Sabha last week amid similar pandemonium created by the opposition parties. On March 27, 2023, the Rajya Sabha passed and returned the bills without any discussion amid the din created by the opposition parties.
Content of the Bills
The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2023, aims to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the services of the financial year 2023-24. The Lok Sabha passed this bill without discussion amid the din in the lower house.
The Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2023, seeks authorisation of payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2022-23. The Lok Sabha passed this bill without any discussion.
The Finance Bill, 2023, was tabled in parliament on February 1 along with the Budget proposals. On March 24, 2023, the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2023 with several official amendments amid din created by sloganeering by the opposition parliamentarians who continued with their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani-Hindenburg issue. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had tabled 64 official amendments to the Finance Bill.
(Inputs from agencies)
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