Contentious Parliamentary Debates: From Election Process to ST Representation

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has urged Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to take his complaints regarding the polling process to the Election Commission, criticizing Gandhi and his party for overlooking facts and defaming India's constitutional bodies.

Meghwal, in an interview with PTI Videos, responded to Gandhi's demand for parliamentary discussion on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar by citing a precedent set by former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar, who rejected similar demands, emphasizing the poll panel's independence.

Addressing the Goa government's efforts to reserve Assembly seats for Scheduled Tribes, Meghwal highlighted the increased ST population and the absence of ST MLAs, underscoring the Bill's importance despite opposition parties' reluctance to engage on the matter.

(With inputs from agencies.)