Shashi Tharoor's Landmark Bills: 'Right to Disconnect', Marital Rape Criminalization, and More | India News

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In the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, a flurry of private members' bills have been introduced, pushing for significant changes to India's laws and policies. These proposals, introduced by lawmakers from various parties, aim to address pressing issues such as urban employment, consent-based criminal law, and constitutional amendments. A Private Member's Bill is a legislative proposal introduced by a non-ministerial member of Parliament. Only 14 such bills have been passed into law in the past, and none since 1970 have been passed by both Houses. Some notable bills introduced this session include: * Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha's proposal to give citizens the 'right to recall' elected representatives, citing the need for accountability. * Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien's Bill to establish a law guaranteeing urban employment, inspired by the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. * Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule's 'Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025', which seeks to establish an employees' welfare authority and prohibit work calls and emails beyond office hours. * Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's landmark bills, including one to criminalize marital rape, which he believes is a matter of violence rather than marriage. Tharoor also introduced a Bill to establish a permanent States and Union Territories Reorganisation Commission and another to amend the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. * Other notable bills include those proposed by Congress MPs Kadiyam Kavya and Manickam Tagore, as well as Bharatiya Janata Party MPs Ganesh Singh and Bhim Singh, among others. These proposals reflect the diverse range of concerns and ideas being debated in Parliament, and may have significant implications for India's laws and policies if passed. The Winter Session is scheduled to conclude on December 19.