印度国会议员提出法案, 让立法者对多数议题自由投票, India's MP introduces bill to let lawmakers vote freely on most issues, protecting membership only when defying party lines on key votes.

2025年12月7日, 国会议员马尼什·特瓦里(Manish Tewari)在印度的Lok Sabha(Lok Sabha)提出私人议员法案, 允许国会议员拥有更大的投票独立性, On December 7, 2025, Congress MP Manish Tewari introduced a private member's bill in India’s Lok Sabha to allow MPs greater voting independence, except on key matters like confidence motions, money bills, and financial issues that affect government stability. 该法案旨在修正《宪法》第十附则,限制议员在这些关键选票上违抗政党鞭子、促进基于良心的决策和减少僵硬的政党纪律的情况下丧失党员资格。 The bill aims to amend the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution to limit loss of membership to cases where MPs defy party whips on these critical votes, promoting conscience-based decision-making and reducing rigid party discipline. 它要求议长或主席公开宣布政党指令,并允许议员在15天内对撤销党籍提出上诉,并在60天内作出决定。 It requires public announcement of party directives by the Speaker or Chairman and allows MPs 15 days to appeal membership revocation, with a decision within 60 days. Tewari认为,现行制度将议员变成单纯的反对选票,削弱辩论和立法质量,从而破坏民主代表制。 Tewari argues the current system undermines democratic representation by turning MPs into mere vote counters, weakening debate and lawmaking quality. 这是他自2010年以来第三次尝试通过该法案。 This is his third attempt to pass the bill since 2010.