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Chakshu Roy

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
This monsoon session is an urgent reminder of long overdue reforms of India’s parliamentary calendar

The government’s legislative agenda was declared only on Sunday, July 16.

Chakshu Roy
· Jul 17, 2017 · 06:30 pm