In a heated debate, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed the Himachal Pradesh (Allowances and Pension) Amendment Bill, 2024. The Bill aims to deny pension benefits to MPs disqualified under the anti-turncoat law, to deter political turncoats.
According to the statement, “A person shall not be entitled to a pension under the Act if he has been disqualified at any time under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.”
Addressing the Assembly, Chief Minister Sukhu praised Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania for his decisive action against the defectors.
“This bill upholds the high traditions of democracy and seeks to prevent corrupt practices within our system,” he said.
“The action against the six members, who betrayed their party, is a clear case of stabbing in the back, not only against their own party but against the principles of democracy itself,” the Chief Minister added, INAS reported.
According to the statement of the Bill, which was introduced in the House by the Chief Minister, there is no provision in the Himachal Pradesh Laws (Allowances and Pensions) Act, 1971, to discourage defection of legislators under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
“It is to protect the mandate given by the people of the state, preserve democratic values and deter this constitutional sin that it is necessary to introduce this amendment in the Himachal Pradesh (Allowances and Pensions) Act, 1971,” the bill says.
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