Veto On Parliamentary Panel Virtual Meets

  • 14-May-2021
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Rejecting calls from the opposition as well as some parties that support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have refused to allow parliamentary committees to function virtually because of the pandemic.

With legislative work at a standstill, the presiding officers of the two houses of parliament have rejected requests to allow virtual meetings, citing technicalities and confidentiality clauses.

They suggested that once the situation returns to normal, physical meetings can take place - otherwise, it will take for an amendment in the rules, a note from the Rajya Sabha secretariat said.

The move has upset opposition parties which have questioned how the government can carry on the construction of a new parliament building as an essential activity but has ruled that legislative oversight is not essential.

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