MPs seek more time to weigh bills

New Delhi: Irked by the government pushing through legislations in Parliament, the Opposition parties are all set to write to presiding officers of both Houses demanding Bills be referred to select committee and members given time to consider new Bills.

The Opposition parties – including Congress and Trinamool Congress – would meet on Tuesday morning to discuss a common floor strategy in both Houses of Parliament. The parties are also planning to write to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on the number of Bills being pushed in both Houses without the standing committees being in place. The Opposition is likely to point out that 12 Bills have already been passed by Lok Sabha without any parliamentary scrutiny.