RS productivity dips to 46 per cent
New Delhi, Dec 24, 2015, DHNS
The winter session of Parliament drew to a close amid acrimony with the Rajya Sabha bearing the brunt of Opposition-led disruptions which saw its productivity dip to mere 46 per cent.
On the contrary, there was a semblance of normalcy in the Lok Sabha where the Modi government enjoys brute majority. The Lower House passed 14 bills and clocked 100.46 per cent on the productivity scale. The Rajya Sabha could pass nine bills, including three without any discussion.
The Centre was unable to get Parliamentary approval for its much-touted economic reform measure–the Goods and Services Tax Bill—in spite of the special outreach efforts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi for talks on the issue.
The repeated disruptions in the Rajya Sabha drew the ire of Chairman Hamid Ansari who asked members to introspect and to desist from approaches that demean the stature of the Rajya Sabha.
Though the winter session began with a two-day special sitting to discuss “Commitment to India’s Constitution” as part of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary, disruptions became the norm soon after with the Opposition seeking to corner the Modi government on one issue or the other.
In the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition succeeded in forcing adjournments on issues including the anti-Dalit remarks by Union Minister V K Singh, the “National Herald” case, atrocities on Dalits in Punjab, role of governor in Arunachal Pradesh, the irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association and the demand for the resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Similar attempts in the Lok Sabha were not successful as the Treasury benches far outnumbered the Opposition.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu attacked the Congress for paralysing the Rajya Sabha. “The Congress has to take the blame for all that went wrong during this session,” he said.
“Paralysing Parliament for having lost in the last year’s general elections is a clear case of vendetta against the people of the country,” Naidu said.
In terms of numbers, the Rajya Sabha sat for more than 60 hours during the 20 sittings of the winter session out of which 47 hours were lost to disruptions. The Lok Sabha had 20 sittings spread over 117 hours and 14 minutes.
The Rajya Sabha virtually made a last minute dash to clear the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill by sitting late on Tuesday evening.
On the contrary, there was a semblance of normalcy in the Lok Sabha where the Modi government enjoys brute majority. The Lower House passed 14 bills and clocked 100.46 per cent on the productivity scale. The Rajya Sabha could pass nine bills, including three without any discussion.
The Centre was unable to get Parliamentary approval for its much-touted economic reform measure–the Goods and Services Tax Bill—in spite of the special outreach efforts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi for talks on the issue.
The repeated disruptions in the Rajya Sabha drew the ire of Chairman Hamid Ansari who asked members to introspect and to desist from approaches that demean the stature of the Rajya Sabha.
Though the winter session began with a two-day special sitting to discuss “Commitment to India’s Constitution” as part of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary, disruptions became the norm soon after with the Opposition seeking to corner the Modi government on one issue or the other.
In the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition succeeded in forcing adjournments on issues including the anti-Dalit remarks by Union Minister V K Singh, the “National Herald” case, atrocities on Dalits in Punjab, role of governor in Arunachal Pradesh, the irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association and the demand for the resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Similar attempts in the Lok Sabha were not successful as the Treasury benches far outnumbered the Opposition.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu attacked the Congress for paralysing the Rajya Sabha. “The Congress has to take the blame for all that went wrong during this session,” he said.
“Paralysing Parliament for having lost in the last year’s general elections is a clear case of vendetta against the people of the country,” Naidu said.
In terms of numbers, the Rajya Sabha sat for more than 60 hours during the 20 sittings of the winter session out of which 47 hours were lost to disruptions. The Lok Sabha had 20 sittings spread over 117 hours and 14 minutes.
The Rajya Sabha virtually made a last minute dash to clear the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill by sitting late on Tuesday evening.
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