BJP MPs to introduce private members’ bill on population control in Parliament

July 13: In the forthcoming Monsoon session of the Indian Parliament, BJP Lok Sabha MP Ravi Kishan and Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena will introduce private members’ bills on population control and uniform civil code. The Monsoon session of the Parliament will begin on 19 July, 2021 observing all Covid protocols.

That these two private members bills will be introduced in the Monsoon session was confirmed by the Secretariats of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. A bill introduced by a member other than a minister is known as a private member’s bill and there is little possibility of it becoming a law without the support of the government.

The move comes close on the heels of the Uttar Pradesh law commission putting up a draft bill on population control on its website, inviting suggestions from the public till 19 July.