[Marxistindia] Private Member's bill

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Sat Dec 20 14:57:01 IST 2008


RATIFY ALL INTERNATIONAL TREATIES BY PARLIAMENT

 

 

It is necessary to have a constitutional  amendment to ensure ratification of international agreements. This was the thrust of the private member's Bill moved by Brinda Karat in the Rajya Sabha on December 19th. The Bill entitled The Constitution Amendment Bill 2008 the Bill seeks an amendment in Article     73(b) of the Constitution." which deals with the executive power of the Union Government to "exercise such rights, authority and jurisdiction as are exercisable by the Government of India by virtue of any treaty or agreement.' Brinda Karat's amendment suggests an additional clause "provided further that the executive power of the Union referred to in sub-clause (b) shall not be exercised before such treaty or agreement has been ratified by parliament."

 

This was the demand raised by the CPI(M) during the entire period of the struggle against the Indo-US Nuclear deal. At present the danger lies in the Government coming to an agreement on the WTO's Doha round of discussions which will seriously impact on agriculture and different sectors of the economy. 







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