New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) The budget session of Parliament concluded today amid growing concerns by Presiding Officers over "disturbing frequency" of disruptions and Speaker Meira Kumar lamenting that the House was being rendered "irrelevant".
The two-and-a-half month long session saw 70 hours of Lok Sabha and 45 hours of Rajya Sabha being wasted due to disruptions over various issues including women's bill, nuclear liability bill and price rise.
"An overview of the session cannot avoid the impression that much time was lost in disruptions and adjournments arising out of disruptions," Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari said.
He expressed anguish over the lowering of the "image of the legislature" in the eyes of public.
"Rules for the conduct of business were sought to be flouted with disturbing frequency. The Question Hour became its principal victim and could not be conducted on 13 of the 31 scheduled sittings," he observed.
The two-and-a-half month long session saw 70 hours of Lok Sabha and 45 hours of Rajya Sabha being wasted due to disruptions over various issues including women's bill, nuclear liability bill and price rise.
"An overview of the session cannot avoid the impression that much time was lost in disruptions and adjournments arising out of disruptions," Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari said.
He expressed anguish over the lowering of the "image of the legislature" in the eyes of public.
"Rules for the conduct of business were sought to be flouted with disturbing frequency. The Question Hour became its principal victim and could not be conducted on 13 of the 31 scheduled sittings," he observed.
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