Leaders assure Ansari of ‘disruption-free session’
Leaders of various parties on Monday assured Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari that they will allow legislative business during the remaining part of the Monsoon Session. Dr Ansari had called an all-party meeting in view of frequent disruptions in the Upper House.
At the meeting, the representatives gave Dr Ansari an assurance that Question Hour will not be henceforth disrupted and Zero Hour will now be held everyday to allow members to raise issues of importance.
Unlike Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha has Zero Hour on alternate days. Sources disclosed the chairman said the new system will be exercised on an experimental basis till the remaining period of the current session and in case of violations, another all-party meeting will be convened.
The issue of “anarchist” remarks by Dr Ansari, it was learnt, also came up for discussion and the parties left it to the chairman to consider the Opposition demand for withdrawal of the comments made by him earlier.
Apparently exasperated over frequent disruptions, Dr Ansari had called the all-party meet to discuss possible changes in rules for smooth running of House.
The meeting came close on the heels of Dr Ansari’s observation last week calling for reviewing procedures of the House.
He had said that he planned to convene as early as possible a meeting of leaders to have “frank practical” discussion on rules needed to be amended, if they need to be amended, for smooth running of the House.
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