Anger Over Government's 'No Question Hour' Move For Parliament Session

Wednesday, 2 September 2020Newsdesk

A decision to cancel Question Hour in the monsoon session of Parliament beginning September 14 in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis has generated growing resentment among opposition MPs. The session will have Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha working in separate shifts and there will be special seating for MPs to ensure distancing. Lok Sabha will sit from 9 am to 1 pm on the first day and from 3 pm to 7 pm till October 1. Rajya Sabha will sit from 3 pm to 7 pm the first day and 9 am to 1 pm the rest of the days. Weekends will be working days.

New Delhi, 02 September 2020

As per news report of NDTV, there will be no Private Members' business, the hour set aside for bills put up by MPs. There will be a zero hour, slotted for members to raise matters of public importance, but that has been cut short to 30 minutes. The Question Hour, the first hour in the House, allows members to ask the government questions.

Source -NDTV