Meanwhile, Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved the order on the Jharkhand Government's plea challenging the High Court order quashing FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, and Manoj Tiwari in an ATS clearance matter at Deoghar airport.
The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. However, the proposal has faced strong resistance from Opposition parties, who voiced concerns about its potential impact on democracy.
Opposition MPs including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi held a protest in the Parliament premises against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate.
Union Ministers Giriraj Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Jyotiraditya Scindia and CR Patil were among nearly 20 BJP MPs absent during the division for the introduction of the 'One Nation, One Election' bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, according to the sources.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to issue notices to over 20 of its MPs who were absent during the division for the introduction of the 'One Nation, One Election' bill in the Lok Sabha today, according to the sources.
The Congress leader shared a post on X, in which the opposition MPs carried placards and tote bags emblazoned with messages calling for justice and condemning the persecution of minorities across the border. She also wrote in Sanskrit, "ayN nijH pro veti gnnnaa lghucetsaam / udaarcritaana
Congress MP Rajiv Shukla on Tuesday stated that the 'One Nation One Election' bill has many shortcomings, adding that the bill needs detailed discussions.
Congress MP Imran Masood criticised the introduction of the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha on Tuesday and said that this is a country full of diversity dubbing the process as impossible.
Opposition MPs held a protest inside the Parliament, demanding justice for Hindus and minorities in Bangladesh, citing reports of violence against them. Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar reacted, noting the shift in the Opposition's stance, which has traditionally focused on Muslim issues.
Several opposition leaders, including Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) MPs, on Tuesday expressed their opposition to the "One Nation, One Election" Bill, which aims to conduct simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India.