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  • 20 January, 2021

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Budget Session to have Question Hour

Budget Session to have Question Hour

  • The Question Hour, which had been suspended by the government during the monsoon session, will resume when Parliament meets for the Budget session on January 29.
  • The government had claimed that the suspension of Question Hour, which gives the Opposition an opportunity to hold the government accountable, was an additional precautionary measure to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The suspension had been strongly criticised by the Opposition.
  • During the monsoon session, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha will meet at alternate sessions to ensure that all the three chambers — Rajya Sabha hall, Lok Sabha hall and the Central Hall — were available for both Houses to seat members in keeping with the physical distancing norms.

Source: TH


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