Thread by @_maadhyam_

On this #AprilFoolsDay, recounting some instances from #Parliament which had us fooled in the last one year:

1. Delaying discussing #FinanceBill for almost a week and then passing it without discussion in #LokSabha, because #Parliament had to be shut due to #COVID outbreak

2. On last day of curtailed #BdgetSession in #RajyaSabha, 7 Money Bills were returned in 5 hours, with 2 Appropriation Bills and all 154 clauses and 5 schedules of Finance Bill put to vote together without any discussion and cleared in 5 minutes

#AprilFoolsDay

3. Sending #DataProtection Bill to specially constituted Joint Parliament Committee headed by a BJP MP instead of already existing Standing Committee headed by an Opposition MP

#AprilFoolsDay instances from #Parliament

3. Home Minister saying in #LokSabha, while responding to debate on #CAB, that when we will bring nationwide #NRC, not even one ‘ghuspaithiya’ will be spared and Prime Minister saying few days later at a rally that no talk on nationwide #NRC has happened

#AprilFoolsDay

4. When #CAB was sent to a Joint Committee of Parliament, it received 9000 Memorandums, many expressing concerns on the Bill, and 9 MPs dissenting to its report, yet JPC upheld Bill and both Houses passed it

#AprilFoolsDay instances from #Parliament

5. Repeating- everything is great in #Kashmir, conditions better than what they were prior to August 5, 2019

6. Passing #JammuKashmir Reorganization Bill in a manner that can be case study on ‘How not to pass a Bill in #Parliament
More details here - epw.in/engage/article…

7. Bringing #Aadhaar Amendment Ordinance followed by #Aadhaar Amendment Bill and passing it, despite opposition and Govt not accepting that it is in violation of SC’s Aadhaar judgment

#AprilFoolsDay instances from #Parliament

8. Not agreeing to send many controversial Bills to Standing Committee for review - #RTI Amendment Bill, #TripleTalaq Bill, #UAPA Amendment Bill etc.

9. Nominating an ex-Chief Justice of India, few months after his retirement to #RajyaSabha

#AprilFoolsDay instances

If you can think of more instances from #Parliament which had us, the citizens, fooled, please share and add to the list

Happy #AprilFoolsDay

It is only when we demand better from #Parliament, will it perform better.