Passage remains elusive; only 3 such bills passed in past 45 years

Srinagar, Oct 9: As political parties in Jammu & Kashmir are blitzing on private member bills submitted by them in the Legislative Assembly, the reality remains that such bills rarely see the light of day.

A Private Member’s Bill is a legislative proposal introduced by a member of the Legislative Assembly who is not a minister, and belongs to either the treasury benches or the opposition.

Records revealed that not a single private member has been passed in Parliament since past 55 years.

According to details, only 14 private member Bills have ever been passed by the Parliament and received Presidential assent, with the last one becoming law in 1970.

The fate of private member also remains similar in J&K Assembly.

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