Parliament Updates: Data Protection Bill May Cause Conflict; Center Hopes to Pass Delhi Ordinance Bill
The Delhi Ordinance Bill is expected to be approved by the Lok Sabha on Thursday, August 3. The problem has highlighted the opposition’s cracks. While the “INDIA” bloc continues to be unified on the issue, parties like the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have chosen to reject this unity and support the Bill instead.
Infuriated by the government’s inclusion of the Data Protection Bill, numerous opposition parties left the hearing of the relevant parliamentary committee. The Bill is certain to cause another uproar in Parliament.
The Bill, according to a report, allows for the processing of personal data on an individual for legitimate purposes for which the subject has consented or is presumed to have consented.
A definite affirmative action that expresses consent for the use of personal data for a certain purpose is referred to as consent. The report recommended that it be unrestricted, precise, informed, and clear.
NEWEST PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITIES:
• In an effort to break the impasse in the house over the Manipur issue, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met with Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday in his chamber in Parliament.
• On Wednesday, the Rajya Sabha approved a measure that would let the private sector to mine six of the twelve atomic minerals, including lithium, as well as buried minerals like gold and silver. The opposition members had walked out in protest and demanded a debate on the Manipur violence problem.
• On Wednesday, leaders of the opposition INDIA group met with President Droupadi Murmu and delivered a memorandum outlining their demands, including for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address Manipur in Parliament and to outline the actions necessary to bring about peace in the violent state.
• On Wednesday, the BJP said that the opposition parties were avoiding a debate in Parliament over the Manipur issue because they knew the government would have an adequate answer to their queries.
