The Parliament’s 18-day Monsoon Session will begin on Monday with strict coronavirus-related protocols in place. The Opposition is likely t...
The Parliament’s 18-day Monsoon Session will begin on Monday with strict coronavirus-related protocols in place. The Opposition is likely to raise the dismal gross domestic product figures and the growing India-China tension in the Parliament.
This will be the first Parliament session to take place amid the coronavirus crisis. The precautions implemented for the session include different timings for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, with seating arrangements to ensure physical distancing.
“There will be a four-hour session for each House each day [9 am to 1 pm for Rajya Sabha and 3 pm to 7 pm for Lok Sabha],” the Centre said in a statement. “But on the first day only, the Lok Sabha will meet in the morning session.” The sittings will also take place on the weekends.
The Centre added: “The session will see other measures like seating MPs in a staggered way in chambers of both Houses, as well as galleries to maintain physical distancing norms, introduction of mobile app for registering of MPs’ attendance and seats separated with poly-carbon sheets in the House.” The Zero Hour will be cut down to half and unstarred questions will be laid on the table while the Question Hour has been done away with.
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