"Parliament Monsoon Session: Criminal Code Bills Passed, Opposition Accuses BJP of Stifling"
TL;DR
The Lok Sabha passed three criminal code bills and a telecommunications bill during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. The bills aim to replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code and the CrPC. The passage of these bills occurred despite the suspension of 143 opposition MPs. The Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after passing the bills.
- Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: 3 Criminal Code Bills, Telecom Bill Passed In Lok Sabha NDTV
- India suspends 141 lawmakers as ruling BJP accused of stifling opposition CNN
- Behind suspension of 143 MPs, a political immorality The Indian Express
- Jaya Bachchan calls Parliament washrooms ‘bhayanak’ amid MP suspensions in Rajya Sabha Times of India
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