November 28, 2018:

The MP said that he was shocked to learn that the matter of Ram temple has been pending for over 490 years, since 1528.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said that he would bring a Private Member Bill in Parliament for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Tiwari made the statement after a delegation of over 25 Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders led by Bachan Singh met him at his residence here & gave him a memorandum for the temple construction.

“I just received a memorandum from the VHP delegation. And I want to assure them that I will raise the issue in Parliament & in my party,” Tiwari told the media here.

Asked if he would bring a Private Member Bill, he replied, “If required I will be the first person to bring a Private Member Bill in Parliament for the construction of the Ram temple.”

The MP said that he was shocked to learn that the matter of Ram temple has been pending for over 490 years, since 1528.

“The matter of Ram temple has been pending in court since 1950. And as the court is extending the matter & delaying the construction, we have submitted our memorandum to Tiwari ji to raise the issue in Parliament,” Singh said.

What is a Private Member Bill?

A Member of the Parliament who is not a Minister (i.e. not a member of the Government) is regarded as a Private Member. A Bill introduced in either house of Parliament by any such Member of Parliament is called a Private Members’ Bill; Bills introduced by Ministers are called Government Bills. In India, usually, alternate Friday afternoons during session time (generally between 2 pm & 6 pm) are reserved for discussions on Private Members’ Bills.

 PMBs are drafted by MPs themselves, or their offices, & are checked for legal consistency by the Parliament Secretariat. 

Only 14 PMBs have become law since India’s independence, the last being passed in 1970. More recently, The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 introduced by Mr. Tiruchi Siva was passed in the Rajya Sabha after a gap of 45 years since the passing of the last PMB.

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