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NEW DELHI: There will be no further extension of time granted to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 to submit its report, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said. The Speaker’s views are important as they could mean that the bill may not be inordinately delayed.
“When the chairperson (Meenakshi Lekhi) has taken charge as minister, she cannot remain chairperson of the committee. The work she has done was already at an advanced stage. Very little work remains to be done. We will request that the report is tabled in parliament soon. There is no scope for granting them any extension of time now,” Birla said on Monday.
A draft of the committee’s report has already been submitted to the Speaker’s office. According to parliamentary procedures, ministers cannot be part of parliamentary committees. Apart from Lekhi, other members of the committee who were appointed ministers include Bhupender Yadav, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ajay Bhatt and Heena Gavit.
“When the chairperson (Meenakshi Lekhi) has taken charge as minister, she cannot remain chairperson of the committee. The work she has done was already at an advanced stage. Very little work remains to be done. We will request that the report is tabled in parliament soon. There is no scope for granting them any extension of time now,” Birla said on Monday.
A draft of the committee’s report has already been submitted to the Speaker’s office. According to parliamentary procedures, ministers cannot be part of parliamentary committees. Apart from Lekhi, other members of the committee who were appointed ministers include Bhupender Yadav, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ajay Bhatt and Heena Gavit.
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