Private Bill To Amend Constitution Preamble : Rajya Sabha Reserves Ruling On Introduction
Live LawCan a Private Member's Bill seeking to amend the Preamble to the Constitution be introduced in Parliament without the prior assent of the President? The question came up for the consideration of the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh who "reserved" his judgement on the introduction of a Private Member's Bill by BJP MP K.J.Alphons seeking to amend the Preamble to the Constitution after opposition members raised their voice against its introduction. RJD MP Manoj Jha objected to the introduction of the Bill on two grounds- 1) A Private Members Bill required the prior assent of the President under Art.117 of the Constitution which was missing in the present case; and 2) that the Deputy Chairman went ahead with the introduction despite 'Nos' clearly having majority the present case. In the Lok Sabha, if a Constitution Amendment Bill is initiated by a private member, in addition to being subject to the normal rules applicable to a private member's bill it also has to be examined and recommended for introduction in the House by the Committee on Private Member's Bills and Resolutions.
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