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The original claim was that the senate was bypassed (non-democratic). A majority in the Senate is democratic if democratically elected etc. Whereas increasing

• valarauko 4y ago
  The original claim was that the senate was bypassed (non-democratic). A majority in the Senate is democratic if democratically elected etc. I'm not sure what this means - that the NDA government could bypass the Rajya Sabha for 90% (the number quoted in the original claim) of bills? That doesn't make sense. I don't see how that is even possible. The only way that the Rajya Sabha can be effectively bypassed is by the Lok Sabha speaker certifying a bill as a Money Bill (famously, the Aadhaar Bill was a Money Bill). In that case the objections raised by the Rajya Sabha are non-binding on the Lok Sabha and can be rejected by the lower house, and is deemed to have passed after 14 days. I do not think that 90% of bills introduced by the Modi government were Money Bills. So how does the claim of 90% work?
  • portpecos 4y ago
    I think anuraj edited his comment. He originally said, “Modi bypasses parliament to pass his own bills.” So our debates are starting to lose context.
    • valarauko 4y ago
      I see.