When the bill was sent to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, Finance, and Home for comments, they again flagged certain discrepancies.The MHA requested Haryana to consider withdrawing the bill and submitting a fresh one after incorporating the suggestions of the Law ministry’s legislative department.The matter was deliberated upon and it was decided that a revised bill would be introduced given the observations made by the Centre.Earlier, the 2023 version of the bill was alleged to have carried provisions “which are draconian and can be misused” by the Congress, which suggested that the bill be sent to a select committee of the House.Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda in the House on Monday said the party had earlier also demanded the bill be withdrawn.Fellow party MLA B B Batra said, “It is for the third time that this bill has been withdrawn.” Saini, who is also Leader of the House, said a new version of the bill will be re-introduced later with changes.The government on Monday also withdrew the Haryana Honourable Disposal of Dead Body Bill, 2024, which was passed by the Assembly in February this year.Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal said the chief minister moved official resolutions for withdrawal of the two bills.When these bills were being passed by the House, the opposition had raised certain objections, but these were overlooked, she said.The Dead Body Bill carried a provision of punishment for those who use a body for demonstration.The bill was sent to the governor, who reserved it for the President’s assent.The MHA later sought comments from the state on the observations raised by the Union Ministry of Health.In the meantime, three new criminal laws ‘the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023’ were implemented on July 1.
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