Can we file an RTI to find out 1) Status of this bill ? 2) The cause for the delay of this bill ? 3) How many members are in support of this bill ? 4) When is the bill next likely to be presented in the parliament ?
cheers Suresh House report on NRI voting rights bill stuck in Law Ministry A parliamentary standing committee report on a Bill proposing to give voting rights to NRIs has been pending with the Union Law Ministry for nearly three years; Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Replying to a question on the proposed Bill, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Law Ministry was "examining the report" of the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances Law and Justice on the Bill. The Bill proposing to grant of voting rights to Indian citizens living abroad was introduced in Rajya Sabha in February 2006 and subsequently it was sent to the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee had presented its report to the Parliament in August 2006. Ravi said the Bill permits Indian citizens residing outside India to get their names registered in the electoral roll of their respective constituency and cast their votes in the elections in case they are present in their area of residence during elections source: http://www.ndtv.com/news/diaspora/govt_identifies_foreign_employers_harassing_indians.php [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
