PARLIAMENT: Monsoon Session Ends Amid Protests, Disruptions and Political Showdown

The
Mo soo
Sessio
of
Pa liame t
co cluded
o
August
13
afte
bei g
heavily
dis upted
by
epeated
p otests
a d
political
co f o tatio s
betwee
the
gove me t
a d
oppositio .
The
sessio ,
which
bega
o
July
20,
saw
the
Oppositio
aise
issues
i cludi g
police
actio
agai st
p otesti g
stude ts
at
Delhi& squo;s
Ja ta
Ma ta
a d
alleged
i egula ities
i volvi g
eligious
offe i gs.
A
majo
political
clash
developed
betwee
Co g ess
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
U io
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah.
The
Oppositio
dema ded
Shah& squo;s
espo se
a d
eve
called
fo
his
esig atio
ove
the
alleged
actio
agai st
stude ts.
Shah
mai tai ed
that
he
was
eady
to
pa ticipate
i
a
discussio
a d
a swe
all
questio s,
challe gi g
the
Oppositio
ot
to
avoid
a
debate.
The
Co g ess,
howeve ,
a gued
that
it
would
ot
accept
discussio s
co ducted
o
the
gove me t& squo;s
te ms.
Acco di g
to
the
figu es
cited,
o ly
a ou d
16%
of
scheduled
busi ess
was
completed
i
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
31%
i
the
Rajya
Sabha.
Seve al
bills
we e
epo tedly
passed
amid
dis uptio s
a d
without
detailed
discussio .
With
f eque t
adjou me ts,
86
hou s
of
Lok
Sabha
a d
71
hou s
of
Rajya
Sabha
p oceedi gs
we e
lost.
At
a
estimated
pa liame ta y
cost
of
about
₹2.5
lakh
pe
mi ute,
the
dis uptio s
we e
p ojected
to
have
caused
losses
of
oughly
₹118
c o e.

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