TMC’s O’Brien Calls Transgender Bill ‘Draconian’

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien criticized the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it “draconian.” On X, he condemned the government’s “dubious record” and lack of parliamentary scrutiny, noting that only 2 out of 10 bills are now examined by committees, compared to six out of ten twenty years ago.