New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday blamed the opposition parties for the “low productivity” in the winter session of Parliament and called upon the members to reflect upon it.
Holding a press conference after both houses were adjourned sine die, Kiren Rijiju said, “In this session, many leaders of Opposition parties created obstacles in the working of Parliament. Due to this, Parliament’s productivity percentage is very low.”
” I urge leaders of all political parties to ponder on why there has been a reduction in Parliament’s productivity. We should think of raising productivity above 100% and not reducing it,” he added.
Giving information about the functioning of the Houses, he informed that both Houses witnessed continuous disruptions throughout the Session and as such, the productivity of Lok Sabha has been approximately 54.5 per cent and that of Rajya Sabha approximately 40 per cent.
The Minister said, “The Session provided 20 sittings of Lok Sabha and 19 sittings of Rajya Sabha spreading over 26 days.”
“During the Session, 05 Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha and 04 Bills were passed by Lok Sabha and 03 Bills were passed by Rajya Sabha,” he informed.
One Bill “The Bhartiya Vayuyaan Vidheyak, 2024” was passed by both Houses during the Session.
Over the discussion on the completion of 75 years of Constitution adoption, the Minister said the discussion engaged the Lok Sabha for 15 Hours 43 Minutes in which 62 Members took part.
“In Rajya Sabha, the discussion engaged the House for a total time of 17 Hours 41 Minutes in which 80 Members took part and was replied to by the Home Minister as well,” he said.
