Rajya Sabha Session Concludes Today, Eight Days Ahead Of Schedule

Public on: 23-Sep-2020 Views 1236

Rajya Sabha Session Concludes Today, Eight Days Ahead Of Schedule

Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, eight days ahead of the scheduled end of the Monsoon session, amid concerns of spread of coronavirus among lawmakers.

Earlier in the day, the House passed key bills including three on labour reforms.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said out of 18 planned sittings, the House held only 10 in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

He said the 10-day session was productive and as many as 25 bills were passed and six were introduced. He went on to add that 3.15 hours were lost due to disruptions in this session, while 57% of total functional time of the House was spent on government legislative business.

The high productivity of the previous sessions continued this time too, with the government giving written replies to 1,567 unstarred questions, Naidu said.

Opposition members were boycotting the proceedings after eight members were suspended after ruckus in the House on Sunday during the passage of farm bills. The Monsoon session had started on September 14.

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