MPs move bills to teach Gita, save cow

From making learning of Gita at schools mandatory to rule for “working elephants”, Lok Sabha MPs on Friday went on a legislative overdrive to move motions to adopt over 100 private member bills in the House. While A. T. Nana Patil move the bill for regulation of weight lifting and body building activities, Mr Devji M. Patel sought constitution of a board for the protection of the indigenous cow and its progeny through his legislative proposal. One private member bill moved by Mr Kirit Premjibhai Solanki sought prohibition of the use of surnames in order to eradicate caste system in the country. He in his another bill also sought compulsory medical investigation of couples before marriages in order to diagnose, manage and monitor diseases in individuals and to curb their further spread to the children. The business agenda of the Lok Sabha had listed the BJP MP from South Delhi Mr Ramesh Bidhuri moving a private member bill to provide for compulsory teaching of Bhagwat Gita as a moral education text book in educational institutions. In another interesting legislative proposal, Mr Chandra Prakash Joshi sought compulsory teaching of psychology in all educational institutions.

BJP MP Prahalad Singh Patel, too, came up with his private member legislative proposal for a law for population control. Mr P. Karunakaran, who hails from Kerala, sought through his legislative proposal a law for protection and welfare of “working elephants.” Even while the BJP has come to power in Assam, Lok Sabha MP Biren Singh Engti moved his private member bill seeking creation of an autonomous state to be known as “Korbi Dimanchal.” In another private member legislation on a public issue, Mr Prahalad Venkatesh Joshi sought prohibition of spitting in public places.

Suspended RJD MP from Madhepura Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in his private member bill sought for free and compulsory primary, secondary, higher and technical education to every child “in order to eradicate illiteracy and overall development of children and enabling them to pursue their higher studies without any hindrance.”

BJD MP B.J. Panda, too, in his private member bill sought incentives for the local bodies and municipal corporations for taking effective steps to curb vehicular pollution. The Lok Sabha adopted most of these private member bills, which would be later discussed in details. Each Friday during the Parliament session, the Lok Sabha allots two hours of time for private member business.