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Dec 20, 2021, 7 tweets

Alarming news coming in. The Government has introduced a supplementary agenda for the consideration and passage of the Aadhaar Voter linking bill. 1/n

Discussion has started on the Election Law (Amendment) Bill, 2021 for passage. It is being introduced by Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju. 2/n

Nishikant Dubey speaking in support of the linking and the amendment bill. He is arguing that all opposition parties are against the amendment bill due to their reliance on fake and bogus voters (“bangladeshis"). 3/n

Supriya Sule explains her opposition to Bill. Questions tearing hurry, asks for comprehensive electoral reforms including women’s reservation and electoral bonds. 4/n

Ritesh Pandey cites parliamentary decorum to oppose the bill. States the Bill has only been introduced today and is now being, “bulldozed” for passage. Calls for more deliberation. 5/n

Anubhav Mohanty of the BJD also opposes the bill on grounds that it is being passed without parliamentary deliberation, when the house is, “disturbed”. 6/n

@asadowaisi opposes it on the ground that it is a:
- attack on the basic structure of the constitution
- dilution of powers of the election commission 7/n

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