No Question Hour: TMC Says it is 'Unjust' to Compare 2-day Assembly Session with Monsoon Session of Parliament
4 years, 3 months ago

No Question Hour: TMC Says it is 'Unjust' to Compare 2-day Assembly Session with Monsoon Session of Parliament

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it is “unjust and unfair” to compare the curtailment of Question Hour during the West Bengal Assembly’s upcoming two-day short session with that of a full-fledged Parliament session. West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Friday said there would be no Question Hour during the upcoming two-day monsoon session of the West Bengal Assembly beginning from September 9 due to “paucity of time and the COVID-19 situation”. The BJP has termed it a “double standard” of the Trinamool Congress, which had earlier called the decision not to have the Question Hour during the upcoming Parliament session a “murder of democracy”. “The TMC is demanding Question Hour during the upcoming Parliament session, scheduled to be held from September 14 to October 1, but it has decided not to include it in the Assembly proceedings in West Bengal.

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'Govt not running away': Opposition corners govt over no Question Hour, Rajnath says all parties had agreed
4 years, 3 months ago

'Govt not running away': Opposition corners govt over no Question Hour, Rajnath says all parties had agreed

India Today  

The Opposition parties on Friday cornered the government over the cancellation of the Question Hour for this monsoon session. As the monsoon session began in Parliament, the Congress accused the government of trying to "strangulate democracy" by suspending Question Hour. Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates Defended the government’s stand on the cancellation of Question Hour in the ongoing Monsoon Session, …

Bengal Speaker Says No Question Hour During Upcoming Session, BJP Calls it 'Double Standard'
4 years, 3 months ago

Bengal Speaker Says No Question Hour During Upcoming Session, BJP Calls it 'Double Standard'

News 18  

Kolkata: There will be no Question Hour during the upcoming two-day monsoon session of the West Bengal Assembly due to paucity of time and the COVID-19 situation, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Friday. The BJP has termed it a double standard of the Trinamool Congress, which had earlier called the decision to not have Question Hour during the upcoming Parliament …

TMC slams Centre for cancelling Question Hour in Parliament but does the same in Bengal
4 years, 3 months ago

TMC slams Centre for cancelling Question Hour in Parliament but does the same in Bengal

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress may have been on the warpath against the BJP over the Modi government's decision to cancel Question Hour during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, but its own government in West Bengal has followed exactly the same path-to cancel the Question Hour. The decision to scrap the Question Hour in the West Bengal Assembly session comes at …

Not having question hour is against basic structure of Constitution: Owaisi
4 years, 3 months ago

Not having question hour is against basic structure of Constitution: Owaisi

Live Mint  

Not having question hour in the Parliament's monsoon session goes against the theory of separation of power which is part of the Constitution of the country, said AIMIM leader and MP Asaduddin Owaisi. "I have written a letter to the Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla ji that not having Question Hour in forthcoming Parliament session goes against the theory …

Parliament Session without Question Hour: 4 previous instances
4 years, 3 months ago

Parliament Session without Question Hour: 4 previous instances

India Today  

The Constitution requires Parliament to hold sessions not more than six months apart. This is the first time since 1977 that a Parliament Session will not have a scheduled Question Hour, where ministers are forced to give verbal answers to questions asked by the members. PARLIAMENT SESSIONS WITHOUT QUESTION HOUR The four occasions when a Parliament Session did not have …

As Question Hour Gets Scrapped in Monsoon Session, Here's the Times It Has Happened Before
4 years, 3 months ago

As Question Hour Gets Scrapped in Monsoon Session, Here's the Times It Has Happened Before

News 18  

Kolkata: On May 13, 1952, the Rajya Sabha met for the first time. Then, the decision to suspend the Question Hour drew severe criticism and one of the members on May 19, 1952, had said, “It appears that under powers conferred on him under Article 118 of the Constitution, the chairman has modified the practice obtained in the old Council …

No Question Hour, 30 Mins for Zero Hour: Monsoon Session amid Covid-19 Makes Opposition Unhappy
4 years, 3 months ago

No Question Hour, 30 Mins for Zero Hour: Monsoon Session amid Covid-19 Makes Opposition Unhappy

News 18  

As the Monsoon Session of Parliament draws near, there has been some real criticism of the government over concerns that it is trying to stifle the voice of democracy by disallowing Question Hour and Zero Hour, a regular feature of every parliament session when each day an hour is spent both on Question Hour and Zero Hour mentions. Parliamentary Affairs …

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