‘Planned disruption’: Om Birla, Harivansh and Rijiju blame opposition for washout; Lok Sabha works 37 hours, Rajya Sabha just 41 hours | India News

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NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harisvansh and parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday pulled up the opposition, accusing it of being a relentless impediment within the easy functioning of proceedings of the Parliament through the Monsoon session.As the session wrapped up, Birla stated that the Lower House barely managed 37 hours of labor resulting from “persistent deadlock and planned disruption.”“It has been a matter of concern for us that 419 starred questions were included in the agenda of this session, but due to continuous planned disruptions, only 55 questions could be taken up for oral responses. At the beginning of the session, we had all agreed to engage in 120 hours of discussion and dialogue. This was also agreed upon in the Business Advisory Committee. However, due to persistent deadlocks and planned disruptions, we could barely manage 37 hours of work in this session,” Birla stated.“As public representatives, the entire nation observes our conduct and functioning. The public sends us to the House with great expectations. Agreement and disagreement are natural processes of democracy, but our collective effort should be to ensure that the House functions with dignity, decorum, and civility. Planned disruptions in the House have never been part of our tradition. The Chair has always provided ample time and opportunities to every Honourable Member,” he added.Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh additionally expressed his displeasure and stated that solely 38.88 per cent work might be achieved within the Upper House.“It is unfortunate that despite efforts to conduct the proceedings of Rajya Sabha smoothly, disruptions have occurred. In the session, only 38.88% of the work, equivalent to just over 41 hours, could be accomplished,” Harivansh stated.“Members had the opportunity to ask 285 questions, but only 14 questions could be raised. 14 bills were passed or returned to the Lok Sabha,” he added.Rijiju additionally attacked the opposition MPs and held them “responsible” for letting the newly elected legislators to talk within the House.“This monsoon session has been very useful. However, it was a major loss for opposition MPs, especially the newly elected ones, as they did not even get a chance to speak in the House… Opposition leaders are themselves responsible for this,” the Union minister stated.All by the Monsoon session, the INDIA bloc continued their protests in opposition to SIR, inside and exterior Parliament, accusing the ECI of “vote theft”. Leaders who vocally criticised the train have been Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, TMC MP Mahua Moitra, AAP MP Sanjay Singh.The protests continued because the begin of the session, with ruling occasion MPs accusing the opposition of disrupting proceedings. The anti-BJP bloc additionally protested with banners that learn (*41*), and described the continued revision of electoral rolls as “Silent invisible rigging.”