7 Passed In 36 Minutes: Monsoon Session Saw Many Bills, But No Question Hour
The Indian Parliament's monsoon session saw the passage of 19 bills despite significant opposition protests and a lack of a formal Question Hour. The government utilized a strategy of rapid legislative processing, while the opposition shifted from vocal protests to walkouts.
Why it matters
The session highlights the growing tension between the government's legislative agenda and the opposition's demand for parliamentary debate.
The monsoon session of parliament - logjammed by the Opposition over the police action on student protests in Delhi over exam paper leaks - was not a complete washout, the list of bills indicate. Live UpdatesWhile there has been no move yet on the contentious FCRA or the delimitation bills, the government, the list shows, has managed to push through no less than 19 bills. And there are two more days to go for the session to end.The manner in which these bills were passed is debatable. All got passed without a debate. At one point, seven bills were passed in just 36 minutes-averaging one bill every five minutes.
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