Himachal Pradesh Government Introduces Bill to Discourage Party Defections and Strengthen Democratic System

The Himachal Pradesh government introduced a bill in the assembly - The government believes that there was no concrete provision in the existing law of 1971 to discourage those who change parties after drafting the bill MLAs who have served for 5 years get a pension of 50 thousand rupees per month Shimla, Himachal Pradesh The government has made a big deal to stop defections. During the budget session on Wednesday, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu introduced the Allowance and Pension Bill, 2026 in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. After the passage of this bill, the disqualified MLAs under the defection law will not get pension benefits. The bill clearly mentions that the members of the 14th assembly or those elected after that, who are disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, will not be entitled to pension. For this, a new sub-section (2 - 6) has been added to the existing Act of 1971. The government believes that the current law did not have any concrete provision to discourage the party after drafting the bill. The party was considered to be against the elected representative system many times and this amendment is considered to strengthen the democratic system.