Rajya Sabha worked for just 45 hours in around 30 sittings while it lost 120 hours in disruptions in the last budget session.
New Delhi: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Monday has set up a two-member committee to deal with the serial disruptors which cause a delay in the proceedings and functioning of the upper house.
Rajya Sabha secretary-general Desh Deepak Verma on Monday said that unlike in the case of Lok Sabha, there is no provision for suspending unruly members.
In an official release, the secretary general said that there is no specific provision for automatic suspension of members who “persistently and wilfully” obstruct House proceedings by shouting slogans or otherwise by entering the Well.
“ When there is disruption in the House, passage of a bill becomes difficult. Current Rules of Procedure relating to voting procedure on the bill become inadequate in such a situation,” the release added.
The chairman is left with a choice of either adjourning the House or using the problematic option of marshalling them out in absence of the provision.
The Upper house worked for just 45 hours in around 30 sittings while it lost 120 hours in disruptions in the last budget session.
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