New Delhi: The second week of the winter session of Parliament begins today and is being expected to be a stormy one. The government has plans to pass a total of over 26 bills during the entire winter session. The disruptions in the sessions continue for various reasons, including the farm protests that are still ongoing, as well as the suspension of the Rajya Sabha MPs from the entire winter session. This may cause a hindrance in the passing of the bills.
Disappointed by the lack of smooth functioning of the House due to perpetual disruptions, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu had said that Parliament should run for at least 100 days in a year and that all the people involved in the proceedings of Parliament should ensure its smooth functioning. He further said that everyone should ensure that the House runs in an effective and meaningful manner, further highlighting that when political parties are in opposition, they advocate running the House for 100 days in a year, but entirely forget about it once they are in the government. He also advocated for the state legislatures to run for at least 90 days in a year. Naidu also expressed concern that MPs do not take committee meetings seriously and remain absent and advised everyone to introspect.
Apart from the uproar in the Rajya Sabha, on a supposedly brighter side, the Lok Sabha gave its most productive performance on record on the fourth day of the winter session i.e; on December 2. Despite the ongoing tussle between the ruling party and the opposition, the Lok Sabha was praised for getting done about 204% of the work. On Thursday, the Covid pandemic and various aspects related to it were discussed in the Lok Sabha. 96 MPs participated in the discussion that lasted for 11 hours and 3 minutes.