New Delhi: After over 400 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 during random testing and with the rise in the cases in the national capital, the meetings of several parliamentary committees have been cancelled.
The meeting of parliamentary standing committees on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Chairperson, Urban Development, and Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology have decided to cancel their meetings on Monday, sources said.
Also, the decision to call off the meeting of the standing committee of External Affairs, scheduled later this week is likely to be taken later in the day.
Earlier too during the peak of Covid in the first and second wave, meetings of the standing committees were called off. It may be mentioned that several members had even demanded to call a virtual meeting of the standing committee.
Over 400 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 during random testing. Of these, 65 are from the Rajya Sabha, 200 are from the Lok Sabha and 133 belong to the allied services.
