Oppn MPs walk out of panel meet amid uproar over data bill
Seven Opposition members walked out of a meeting of the standing committee on Information Technology and Communications after their demand to see a copy of the Personal Data Protection Bill before a report on it was adopted was not met. The parliamentary panel adopted the 40-page report despite the walkout. The Opposition lawmakers have now submitted a two-page dissent note on the existing draft and their concerns over the bill. The proposed legislation, which seeks to empower people with the right to know what data has been collected, stored and shared, is likely to be introduced in the monso...