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A comment on Bill to Legalize Marijuana and Opium Cleared for Indian Parliament (2016). Parent comment

Re:Bill to Legalize Marijuana and Opium Cleared for Indian P... by arkades on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:06PM (#15714934)
What is the difference between a private and non-private bill?
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Re:Bill to Legalize Marijuana and Opium Cleared for Indian P... by maskedinvader on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:11PM (#15714990)
private member bill is a bill tabled by any member of parliament (known as MP in India) who is not a part of a executive branch or part of the cabinet of the ruling govt
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Re:Bill to Legalize Marijuana and Opium Cleared for Indian P... by vkou on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:10PM (#15714976)
A private bill does not have the support of the ruling party behind it (That does not mean that the ruling party will vote it down, though.) Any member of parliament can propose a private bill - the odds of it becoming law, though, are not great.
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