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Birla expresses concern over short duration of Parliament sessions

January 21, 2025

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday expressed concern and anguish over planned disruptions of House proceedings, decline in the number of sittings, and erosion of dignity and decorum of legislatures across the country.

- RAMASHANKAR @ Patna

Delivering the inaugural address of the 85th All India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC) on the Bihar Legislature premises here, Birla said, "Legislatures are forums for debates and discussions and legislators are expected to fulfil hopes and aspirations of the people."

He cautioned the participants about the legislatures falling short of fulfilling their constitutional mandate with the decline in number of their sittings.

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