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Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2018
February 18 , 2019
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- The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was passed in last session of 16th Lok Sabha.
- Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951 provided for the erection of a National Memorial in memory of those killed or wounded on April 13, 1919, in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar.
- 1951 Act also provided for a Trust to manage the National Memorial consist of,
- Prime Minister, as Chairperson,
- President of the Indian National Congress
- Minister in-charge of Culture,
- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha,
- Chief Minister and Governor of Punjab,
- Three eminent persons nominated by the central government.
- 2018 amendment bill removes the President of the Indian National Congress as a Trustee.
- Further, the bill clarifies that when there is no Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, the leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha will be the Trustee.
- 1951 Act provided that the three eminent persons nominated by the central government will have a term of five years and will be eligible for re-nomination.
- 2018 bill added a clause to allow the central government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee before the expiry of his term without assigning any reason.
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