vaibhav mathur @vaibhmath - Twitter Profile

19 days ago

While Parliament remain dysfunctional, with Bills being passed without discussion, we are still getting written replies to our unstarred questions. Here’s one. The Government's reply to my question lays bare the utter failure of the High-Powered Committee constituted pursuant to the Supreme Court's Supriyo judgment and more importantly, the Government's complete lack of political will to address the concerns of same-sex couples and secure meaningful rights for our fellow citizens in the LGBTQIA+ community. More than two years after its constitution, the Committee has met only twice. Its last meeting took place over two years ago and it has yet to produce a single recommendation or report. The interim measures cited by the Government cannot substitute for meaningful legal reform. Advisories do not create rights. They do not guarantee equal access to housing, employment, healthcare, inheritance, joint financial benefits, next-of-kin recognition, medical decision-making or public services. If the Government believes these questions should await the Committee's recommendations, it owes the community an explanation for why the Committee itself has remained virtually inactive for over two years. One is compelled to ask: was the Committee constituted merely to satisfy the Court, with no genuine intention of carrying its mandate forward? The Government's own reply, regrettably, points in that direction.

ShashiTharoor's tweet photo. While Parliament remain dysfunctional, with Bills being passed without discussion, we are still getting written replies to our unstarred questions. Here’s one.

The Government's reply to my question lays bare the utter failure of the High-Powered Committee constituted pursuant to the Supreme Court's Supriyo judgment and more importantly, the Government's complete lack of political will to address the concerns of same-sex couples and secure meaningful rights for our fellow citizens in the LGBTQIA+ community. More than two years after its constitution, the Committee has met only twice. Its last meeting took place over two years ago and it has yet to produce a single recommendation or report.

The interim measures cited by the Government cannot substitute for meaningful legal reform. Advisories do not create rights. They do not guarantee equal access to housing, employment, healthcare, inheritance, joint financial benefits, next-of-kin recognition, medical decision-making or public services. If the Government believes these questions should await the Committee's recommendations, it owes the community an explanation for why the Committee itself has remained virtually inactive for over two years.

One is compelled to ask: was the Committee constituted merely to satisfy the Court, with no genuine intention of carrying its mandate forward? The Government's own reply, regrettably, points in that direction.

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