How will the three agricultural laws be returned, which constitutional process did the Prime Minister mention? Learn more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation today announced the withdrawal of three new agricultural laws. Giving information about this big decision of his government, he also said that the constitutional process of withdrawing these laws will also be completed in the Parliament session that starts at the end of this month.

In his address to the nation, the PM said, 'Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to withdraw three agricultural laws. At the end of this month, in the Parliament session that is going to start, in this month, we will complete the constitutional process of withdrawing all three agricultural laws.' Along with this, the PM appealed to the farmers to end the agitation. It is a different matter that the farmer leader refused to return home even after announcing the return of agricultural laws.

The Constitution of the country empowers the Parliament and the Legislatures to make laws. Article 245 of the Constitution says, 'Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India and the Legislature of any State may make laws for the whole or any part of the State'. Using this right, the Parliament makes laws.

The question is whether separate bills will have to be brought to abolish the three agricultural laws? On this Acharya clarifies that it is not so. The government can finish the work by mentioning the withdrawal of all three laws in one bill itself. At the same time, Malhotra said, 'If the bill is passed, then a new law will come into existence, under which all three agricultural laws will be considered abolished'.

But, if all the three agricultural laws were not implemented, then where did the talk of withdrawing them come from? In response, Malhotra says, 'The law may not have been implemented, but it has taken the form of law after being passed by Parliament. In such a situation, parliamentary procedure will have to be followed to take them back too. Meaning, Parliament itself can abolish the law made by Parliament, no one else.

After getting the assent of both the houses, the bill will be sent to the President. The law to abolish agricultural laws will come into force as soon as the President signs the bill passed by both the houses. Keep in mind that there are three organs of Parliament – ​​Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha and President. This is the reason that a bill is considered passed by the Parliament only after getting the assent of the President.