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New Delhi: The government said in the Lok Sabha on Friday that there was no proposal to amend the Anti-Defection Act. The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution prevents elected and nominated members from resigning from their party and contains strict rules to limit the risk of changes in the legislature.
In a written response, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said there was no proposal to amend the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution or the Anti-Defection Act.
In July last year, a meeting of chairpersons chaired by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla failed to reach a consensus on amending the law. He said constitutional experts, legal scholars and other stakeholders would be consulted on the matter.
Opinions were divided among the members of the committee set up to review the law: Most favored giving more power to the chairman (the Speaker of the House), while a minority believed that power should rest with the Speaker of the House, who should be politically responsible. party.