Govt stumbles on bill after bill, now hits hurdle in RS

The opposition on Tuesday forced the government to withdraw a legislation to set up commercial divisions in high courts and blocked another meant to amend the Copyright Act, once again bringing out the government's ability to secure passage of legislations. HRD minister Kapil Sibal failed to move the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, as a determined opposition alleged conflict of interest. Opposition members like JD(U)'s Shivanand Tiwari and TDP's Mysura Reddy pointed out that Sibal's lawyer son had been regularly appearing for T-Series and, therefore, he should recuse himself from piloting a bill which would have a direct bearing on the interests of the music company. 

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