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Title: Discussion on the Constitution (Eighty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2000. (Amendment of Article 243 M)
MR. SPEAKER: Now, the House would take up item No. 21.
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI A. RAJA): Sir, I beg to move:
“That the Bill further to amend the Constitution of India, as passed by Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration. ”
The object of the Bill is to exempt Arunachal Pradesh from the requirement of providing for reservation for the Scheduled Castes in every Panchayat.
MR. SPEAKER: Before I put the motion for consideration of the Bill to the vote of the House, I would like to say that this being a Constitution (Amendment) Bill, voting has to be by division.
The Lobbies are already cleared.
“That the Bill further to amend the Constitution of India, as passed by Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration.”
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MR. SPEAKER: The result of the division is:
Ayes: 362
Noes: Nil
The motion was adopted.
MR. SPEAKER: The House shall now take up clause by clause consideration of the Bill.
The lobbies are already cleared. I shall now put clause 2 to the vote of the House.
“That clause 2 stand part of the Bill.”
The Lok Sabha divided.
MR. SPEAKER:The result of the division is:
Ayes: 363
Noes: Nil
The motion is carried by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members present and voting.
The motion was adopted.
Clause 2 was added to the Bill.
Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were added to the Bill.
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SHRI A. RAJA: Sir, I beg to move:
“That the Bill be passed.”
MR. SPEAKER: The lobbies are already cleared. I shall now put the motion to the vote of the House.
“That the Bill be passed.”
MR. SPEAKER: The result of the division is:
Ayes: 360
Noes: Nil
The motion is carried by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members present and voting.
The Bill is passed by the requisite majority, in accordance with the provisions of article 368 of the Constitution.
The motion was adopted.
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