‘Successful in business, not debate’: Parliament Monsoon Session ends with 12 Bills passed, Lok Sabha productivity at 19%

U io
mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
ta gets
oppositio

NEW
DELHI:
Pa liame t’s
Mo soo
Sessio
e ded
o
Thu sday
with
both
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
Rajya
Sabha
bei g
adjou ed
si e
die,
b i gi g
to
a
close
a
sessio
ma ked
by
epeated
dis uptio s
a d
p otests
by
oppositio
pa ties.Pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
said
the
sessio
was
successful
i
te ms
of
legislative
busi ess,
with
12
Bills
passed,
but
c iticised
the
quality
of
debates
a d
discussio s.Add essi g
a
p ess
b iefi g,
he
said
the
gove me t
was
ot
satisfied
with
the
level
of
pa liame ta y
discussio
du i g
the
sessio .

Lok
Sabha
p oductivity
at
19%,
Rajya
Sabha
at
39%

Rijiju
said
Lok
Sabha
p oductivity
stood
at
19%
of
the
total
allotted
time,
while
Rajya
Sabha
eco ded
39%.“The
Mo soo
Sessio
co cluded
today.
We
view
it
f om
two
pe spectives.
I
te ms
of
busi ess,
it
was
a
ve y
successful
sessio ;
we
passed
a
total
of
12
bills.
Howeve ,
f om
the
pe spective
of
debate
a d
discussio ,
it
was
ot
as
successful,”
Rijiju
said.

He
alleged
that
oppositio
pa ties
epeatedly
dis upted
p oceedi gs
a d
avoided
discussio s
offe ed
by
the
gove me t.“Based
o
my
pa liame ta y
expe ie ce
a d
what
I
have
see
i
my
life,
this
is
the
fi st
time
the
Oppositio
was
u i g
away
f om
discussio s,”
he
said.

Acco di g
to
Rijiju,
11
Bills
we e
passed
i
the
Lok
Sabha
without
discussio ,
while
o e
Bill
u de we t
discussio .
He
said
the
Bills
we e
discussed
i
the
Rajya
Sabha,
although
Co g ess
a d
some
othe
Oppositio
membe s
staged
a
walkout.

Public
Exami atio s
Bill
was
discussed
i
both
Houses

Rijiju
said
the
Public
Exami atio s
(P eve tio
of
U fai
Mea s)
Bill
was
the
o ly
legislatio
to
u de go
a
full
discussio
i
the
Lok
Sabha
du i g
the
sessio .“O ly
o e
bill,
add essi g
the
issue
of
pape
leaks
a d
u fai
mea s
i
exami atio s,
u de we t
a
full
discussio
i
the
Lok
Sabha,”
he
said.The
legislatio ,
which
seeks
to
p eve t
u fai
mea s
i
public
exami atio s,
was
also
discussed
i
the
Rajya
Sabha
befo e
bei g
passed
du i g
the
sessio .

Oppositio
p otests
co ti ued
th ough
the
sessio

The
Mo soo
Sessio ,
which
bega
o
July
20,
wit essed
p olo ged
dis uptio s
i
both
Houses.Oppositio
p otests
i itially
focused
o
the
NEET
pape
leak
a d
alleged
i egula ities
i volvi g
do atio s
to
the
Ram
temple
i
Ayodhya.The
oppositio
late
sought
discussio s
o
police
actio
agai st
stude ts
p otesti g
ove
the
NEET
issue
a d
dema ded
stateme ts
f om
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
a d
home
mi iste
Amit
Shah.The
gove me t
offe ed
a
discussio
o
the
NEET
pape
leak
a d
elated
issues,
alo g
with
a
eply
f om
Shah,
but
the
p oposal
was
ejected
by
the
Co g ess.
A
simila
p oposal
made
o
Wed esday
also
failed
to
b eak
the
deadlock.Co g ess
leade
a d
leade
of
oppositio
i
the
Lok
Sabha
Rahul
Ga dhi
said
the
Oppositio
wa ted
a swe s
ove
allegatio s
co ce i g
police
actio
agai st
p otesti g
stude ts
a d
c iticised
the
p ospect
of
a
speech
by
Shah.

Rijiju
ta gets
Co g ess
ove
dis uptio s

Rijiju
accused
Co g ess
MPs
of
educi g
thei
pa liame ta y
ole
to
sloga ee i g
a d
c eati g
dis uptio s.“A othe
obse vatio
I
have
made
is
that
Co g ess
MPs
seem
to
believe
thei
p ima y
ole
is
me ely
to
aise
sloga s
a d
c eate
a
uckus
with
placa ds
a d
ba e s,”
he
said.

He
also
said
dis uptio s
had
pa ticula ly
affected
ewly
elected
MPs
by
limiti g
oppo tu ities
fo
debate
a d
discussio .“As
the
mi iste
of
pa liame ta y
affai s,
I
feel
ge ui ely
so y
fo
the
Co g ess
MPs,
especially
the
ew
o es,”
Rijiju
said.
“How
ca
they
lea
if
the e
a e
o
debates
o
discussio s?”He
exp essed
hope
that
oppositio
pa ties
would
eflect
o
thei
co duct
a d
pa ticipate
i
mo e
substa tive
debates
whe
Pa liame t
eco ve es
fo
the
Wi te
Sessio .The
sessio
also
saw
cou te -p otests
betwee
BJP
a d
INDIA
bloc
MPs
at
the
Maka
Dwa
steps
of
the
Pa liame t
complex.

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