The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 has been referred to the Joint Committee of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
It was done after Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah moved the resolution that the bill further to amend the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 20202, be referred to a joint committee of the houses.
The committee consists of 21 members from Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
The Lok Sabha members include, Chandra Prakash Joshi, Jagdambika Pal, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, i Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Smt. Sunita Duggal, Brijendra Singh, Smt. Jaskaur Meen, Ram Kripal Yadav, Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen, Suresh Kodikunnil, Manish Tewari, Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Kalyan Banerjee, Krishna Devarayalu Lavu, Hemant Shriram Patil, Dulal Chandra Goswami, Chandra Sekhar Sahu and Girish Chandra.
According to the Lok Sabha website, “The Committee shall make a report to this House by the last day of the first week of the second part of the Budget Session, 2023 in other respects the Rules of Procedure of this House relating to the Parliamentary Committee shall apply to such variations and modifications as the Speaker may make”.
“This House (Lok Sabha) recommends to Rajya Sabha that Rajya Sabha to join the said Joint Committee and communicate to this House the names of the Members to be appointed by Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee”, it further reads.
The Speaker shall appoint one of the Members of the Committee to be its Chairperson.
It bears recalling that when the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 7th December 2022, several opposition party leaders opposed the bill and called it anti-cooperative.
