Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a new private member’s bill in Lok Sabha, which aims to free the members from “whip-driven tyranny” and promote “good law-making”.

The bill seeks to amend the Anti-Defection Law and allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting the government's stability. It also proposes to amend the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution.

Highlights of the bill

A member shall incur loss of his membership only when he votes or abstains from voting in the House with regard to a confidence motion, no-confidence motion, adjournment motion, money bill or financial matters, contrary to any direction issued in this behalf by the party to which he belongs to, and in no other case.

The Chairman or the Speaker o

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