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BJP issues whip to Rajya Sabha MPs

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has issued a whip to its members of the upper house, directing them to be present in the House on Thursday.

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New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has issued a whip to its members of the upper house, directing them to be present in the House on Thursday.
According to the Rajya Sabha's list of business, the government will be moving the Bill to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha, in the upper house of parliament on Thursday.
On July 23, the Lok Sabha had passed Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, after the division that allows the Central government to notify the term of office for the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) with the Opposition slamming the measure as diluting the provisions of the legislation.
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed with 218 members voting in its favour and 79 against it after a reply by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh.
The BJP has a clear majority in the lower house of parliament with 303 members on its own and 352 in combinations with allies while it lacks the numbers in the Rajya Sabha. (ANI)

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