CJP
claims
that
th ee
sets
of
questio s
by
DMK
MP
Matheswa a
V.S.
we e
disallowed
i
the
LS
u de
Rule
41(2)
NEW
DELHI:
Cock oach
Ja ta
Pa ty
chief
spokespe so ,
Sau av
Das,
has
claimed
that
th ee
sets
of
questio s
co ce i g
the
CJP-led
youth
p otests
we e
disallowed
du i g
the
ece tly
co cluded
Mo soo
Sessio
of
Pa liame t.I
a
post
o
X,
Das
said
Lok
Sabha
MP
Matheswa a
V.S.
of
the
DMK
had
submitted
th ee
sets
of
questio s
to
the
U io
home
mi ist y
a d
the
U io
educatio
mi ist y.
The
questio s
we e
listed
u de
otice
efe e ce
umbe s
101799
a d
101801.Acco di g
to
Das,
the
questio s
sought
a swe s
o
six
issues:
-
Refu d
of
applicatio
fees
fo
NEET-UG
2026 -
G owi g
public
dist ust
i
the
gove me t -
De ial
of
d i ki g
wate
a d
sa itatio
facilities
to
CJP
p oteste s
i
Delhi -
The
gove me t’s
e gageme t
with
p otesti g
stude ts
a d
youth -
Stude t
welfa e,
pape
leaks
a d
educatio
efo ms -
The
t eatme t
of
citize s
exe cisi g
thei
fu dame tal
ight
to
peaceful
p otest
Das
said
the
questio s
we e
ejected
u de
Rule
41(2)
of
the
Lok
Sabha
Rules,
with
clauses
(i),
(iv),
(v),
(xviii)
a d
(xxii)
cited
as
the
g ou ds
fo
disallowa ce.He
c iticised
the
easo s
give
fo
ejecti g
the
questio s,
calli g
them
“ve y
biza e
justificatio s
fo
pe fectly
legitimate
questio s.”“If
these
questio s
ca ot
be
asked
i
Pa liame t,
whe e
exactly
is
the
Gove me t
supposed
to
be
held
accou table?
Th ough
p otests?”
Das
also
questio ed
why
home
mi iste
Amit
Shah
had
ot
appea ed
befo e
Pa liame t
du i g
the
p otests
to
a swe
questio s
co ce i g
police
actio
agai st
demo st ato s.
He
a gued
that
the
ability
of
MPs
to
questio
the
gove me t
was
ce t al
to
pa liame ta y
democ acy,
sayi g
“The
ight
of
a
MP
to
questio
the
Executive
is
ot
some
p ocedu al
uisa ce
but
is
actually
the
hea t
of
pa liame ta y
democ acy.”
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Das
said
Questio
Hou
exists
to
e su e
that
mi iste s
exe cisi g
public
powe
a swe
to
elected
ep ese tatives.“Othe wise
of
cou se
people
will
be
fo ced
to
come
out
o
the
oads,”
he
said.He
co cluded
by
accusi g
the
gove me t
of
t yi g
to
sile ce
Pa liame t
a d
ig o i g
you g
p oteste s:“You
ca ’t
gag
the
Pa liame t
a d
make
it
a
ubbe -stamp
fo
you
half-baked
policies.
You
ca ot
ig o e
the
youth.
This
is
ot
ou
idea
of
I dia!”
What
the
ules
say
What
the
ules
say
U de
Rule
41(2),
questio s
i
the
Lok
Sabha
have
to
satisfy
va ious
admissibility
equi eme ts.
The
clauses
cited
i
this
case
cove ,
amo g
othe
thi gs,
questio s
that
a e
too
ge e al
o
ca ot
be
a swe ed
specifically;
questio s
co tai i g
a gume ts,
i fe e ces
o
imputatio s;
questio s
seeki g
opi io s
o
a swe s
to
hypothetical
legal
p opositio s;
matte s
cu e tly
befo e
cou ts;
a d
matte s
u de
co side atio
by
pa liame ta y
committees.Whe
co tacted
by
ews
age cy
PTI,
Matheswa a
co fi med
that
the
questio s
had
bee
disallowed
a d
said
he
eceived
the
i fo matio
th ough
the
Lok
Sabha
membe s’
po tal.