New Delhi, July 30 -- Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday submitted an Adjournment Motion Notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the contours of a new Anti-Defection Law.

In his notice, Tewari called for a legal framework that can prevent "mass political defections driven by opportunism" and those not based on genuine ideological or policy differences.

The Congress leader stressed the need for a balance between curbing political defections and protecting the right to "honest and critical dissent" among elected representatives inside and outside Parliament and state legislatures.

Tewari has urged the House to take up the matter for a detailed discussion, highlighting the need to revisit the existing anti-defection provisions...