Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed by Rajya Sabha amid Opposition protests

New Delhi, Dec 21 (FN Agency) The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to link the electoral roll data with the Aadhar ecosystem was on Tuesday passed by the Rajya Sabha amid strong Opposition protests. The Bill was moved in the House by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. The five amendments moved by the Opposition members for referring the bill to a Select Committee, including by John Brittas of the CPIM, got negatived in the voting. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday.