Parliament Winter Session 2024: The winter session began on 25 November, however the first session was full of uproar and allegations and counter-allegations. There have been many debates between NDA and Congress concerning businessman Gautam Adani and billionaire George Soros. There was a disruption of 5 hours 37 minutes in this session, however regardless of this the MPs debated for 34.16 hours.
The second session was comparatively extra productive in which the debate time elevated to 115.21 hours. However, this session was additionally not fully interference-free and there was a loss of 1 hour 53 minutes. During this session, the authorities launched 12 payments, out of which 4 payments have been handed by the Lok Sabha. MPs labored 33 extra hours, ensuing in appreciable progress on pending agendas.
Situation worsened in the third session
The state of affairs worsened in the third session after the conflict on 19 December. In this session, 65 hours and quarter-hour have been misplaced in the uproar. The time for debate diminished to solely 62 hours. Despite this, MPs labored an additional 21.7 hours and launched 5 payments, 4 of which have been handed.
The payments launched in the third session embrace the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Allocation (No. 3) Bill, 2024. Of these, Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 have been additionally handed.
Issues raised below Rule 377
In the third session, 397 points have been raised below Rule 377, which have been 358 in the second session and 41 in the first session. Under this rule, MPs, with the permission of the Speaker, can increase such points which aren’t included in the regular work of the House.
The session was declared closed with a complete disruption of 70 hours. Despite this, the MPs tried to settle the pending work whereas fulfilling their duties. The winter session highlighted each the complexities of Parliament’s proceedings and the dedication of MPs.
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