New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) With only five days left of the Monsoon session of the Parliament and no signs of ongoing Pegasus logjam ending, discussion on bills is expected to be marred by uproar and sloganeering in the coming week also in the Upper House.
It is estimated that 60 out of 78 hours of the Rajya Sabha have been lost due to non-stop uproar.
While 8 bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha in the third week of the ongoing session, questions have been raised over the haste with which they were approved.
Senior TMC leader and Rajya Sabha member Derek O'brien this week took a jibe at the government comparing the rushing of bills with that of making papri chat (a popular North Indian snack).
"In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill Pouting face," O'brien wrote on Twitter.
"Passing legislation or making papri chaat!" he asked satirically.
This triggered a verbal spat between his party and the treasury bench members.
While no bills could be passed in the first week of the Monsoon session, the passage of bills picked pace this week, albeit with no discussion or very little.
Other than two Appropriation Bills, the Tribunals Reforms Bill,2021 and the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 are listed for discussion and passing on Monday in the Upper House.
The first three weeks of the ongoing session have witnessed frequent disruptions and adjournments with Opposition members sticking to their demand of discussion on alleged Pegasus snooping, farm laws, price rise and other issues.
Both Zero Hour and Question Hour have largely been the casualty of continued Opposition protests and the tussle with the government.
The Monsoon session is scheduled to conclude on August 13, 2021.
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