Parliament impasse: The Budget Session was a declaration of war with an eye on the 2019 elections

There is all-round agreement that forthcoming sessions will be just as unproductive as the one that ended on Friday.

Anita Katyal

· Apr 08, 2018 · 07:30 am

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh writes to Venkaiah Naidu, asks for special Parliament session

He said a special sitting of the legislature would help restore some of the prestige it had lost after the Budget Session was washed out.

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· Apr 07, 2018 · 12:28 pm

Budget Session of Parliament the least productive in 18 years, says legislative research agency

The Lok Sabha functioned for 4% of its scheduled time in the second part of the session, and the Rajya Sabha for 9%.

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· Apr 06, 2018 · 09:15 pm

On last day of Budget Session, Parliament is adjourned indefinitely within the first hour

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha did not conduct any business for 22 days in a row as Opposition parties protested over different demands.

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· Apr 06, 2018 · 11:55 am

Shiv Sena, Subramanian Swamy say no to National Democratic Alliance decision to forgo salary

Another BJP ally, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, said it was unaware of the decision.

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· Apr 06, 2018 · 09:32 am

Union minister Vijay Goel says he will visit Opposition leaders’ homes to end Parliament logjam

The minister of state for parliamentary affairs said the government was ready to discuss the no-confidence motion moved by the TDP and YSR Congress.

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· Mar 22, 2018 · 06:57 pm

Arrest, debate, vote count: How US Congress and other parliaments ensure their members’ presence

In 1988, Republican senator Bob Packwood was arrested and carried into the US Senate to achieve quorum.

Chakshu Roy

· Sep 12, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Parliament attendance on most days is 70%. So, what explains the empty benches during sessions?

Lack of incentives for MPs to participate in legislative debate lies behind the Houses being adjourned without doing business.

Chakshu Roy

· Sep 11, 2017 · 07:30 am

Explainer: The rights and wrongs of using Money Bills to bypass the Rajya Sabha

The upper house does not have the power to reject or amend the Money Bills.

Prianka Rao

· Dec 25, 2015 · 11:30 am

Three charts show how Rajya Sabha lost Rs 10 crores due to disruptions during the Winter Session

Half of the Rajya Sabha's was wasted because of disruptions while the Lok Sabha, surprisingly, recorded 104% productivity.

Mayank Jain

· Dec 23, 2015 · 07:00 pm

Opposition delaying GST Bill for collateral reasons, says Arun Jaitley

The finance minister added that other reform bills are likely to be brought up in the three remaining days of the Parliament's Winter session.

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· Dec 19, 2015 · 05:02 pm

Parliament: Congress, Opposition holding development hostage, says BJP

After its Parliamentary party meeting, it also accused the Congress of using the National Herald case to harm national interest.

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· Dec 15, 2015 · 01:45 pm