Shimla, April 2 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has moved to tighten provisions against political defection by introducing a bill that seeks to deny pension benefits to legislators disqualified under the anti-defection law.

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday tabled The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Amendment Bill, 2026.

The proposed legislation aims to amend the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Act, 1971, by incorporating provisions to bar pension benefits for members disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.

According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons, the existing law does not contain any deterrent mechanism ...