NEW DELHI: The Winter Session of Parliament, which began on November 29 in the shadow of uncertainty with the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs in the previous session, came to an end on Wednesday, a day earlier than scheduled, with the passage of 11 Bills in both Houses.
While the government projected it as a success – with 82 per cent productivity in Lok Sabha and 48 per cent in Rajya Sabha – despite the “disruptive strategy” of the Opposition, the treasury benches have been accused of “rushing the Bills without debates and even prior notice”.
The session had 18 sittings in 24 days, said Parliamentary Affairs minister Pralhad Joshi, who was addressing the media after both the Houses were adjourned sine die.
Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday with Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu lamenting that the Upper House functioned much below its potential due to repeated disruptions.
Soon after laying of listed papers and reports, Naidu said he was not happy to share with members that the House functioned “much below its potential”.
“I urge all of you to... reflect and introspect if this session could have been different and better. I don’t want to speak elaborately on the course of the session that would lead me to make a very critical view,” he said.
This story is from the December 23, 2021 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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