A Bill that proposes the death penalty for hijackers and gives security forces the right to shoot down an aircraft which may be used as a missile was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The Bill was introduced in the house amid din, as opposition members continued to protest over the religion conversion issue, and pressed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assure the house over the issue.
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju withdrew the older version of the bill and introduced the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
Meanwhile, Congress MP JD Seelam said, " The government, we hear, is preparing to pass legislative bills amid din. They do not want to listen to the opposition. We are not asking for much, only asking for the PM's presence in the House. We want him to assure the House regarding utterance made by his MP about conversion."
18/12/14 Lakshmi Iyer/Pune Mirror
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The Bill was introduced in the house amid din, as opposition members continued to protest over the religion conversion issue, and pressed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assure the house over the issue.
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju withdrew the older version of the bill and introduced the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
Meanwhile, Congress MP JD Seelam said, " The government, we hear, is preparing to pass legislative bills amid din. They do not want to listen to the opposition. We are not asking for much, only asking for the PM's presence in the House. We want him to assure the House regarding utterance made by his MP about conversion."
18/12/14 Lakshmi Iyer/Pune Mirror
