10 crore lost due to disruptions in RS

New Delhi, Dec 23 The winter session of parliament that concluded on Wednesday saw a tussle between the opposition and the government on a range of issues with many crucial bills, including the GST and real estate bill, not getting parliamentary approval.

The much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill could not be passed in this session as well which has made its proposed implementation from 1 April, 2016 nearly an impossibility. The other Bills passed were the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, the Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill.

In fact, the Rajya Sabha was forced to pass this bill because of the huge public pressure and the lead taken by the parents of Jyoti Singh who was brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi on 16 December 2012.

The winter session of Lok Sabha came to an end today after passing 13 bills despite persistent uproar created by opposition Congress over various issues, including certain allegations against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in connections with DDCA affairs.

Another bill to introduce the insolvency and bankruptcy code, which the government had hoped to move quickly through the Parliament, has been referred to a joint committee, leaving its fate uncertain as well.

Kharge said the ruling alliance tried to “bulldoze” the opposition in the Lok Sabha, but since the government was in minority in the Rajya Sabha, the opposition stuck to their demands and thus the government placed the blame for the session- washout on the Congress.

It is necessary to notice how the Lok Sabha has been extra productive than Rajya Sabha in the final 4 periods with the typical productiveness of Lok Sabha being ninety seven % and that of Rajya Sabha being sixty two %.

In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan preferred to carry on with listed business even as protesting Congress members stormed the Well and shouted slogans, many times walking out of the House for the day.

“Just 24 percent of those surveyed feel the Congress is right in obstructing Parliament, compared with 43 percent in August, suggesting a clear erosion of support for its actions”, Mint says.

The Rajya Sabha passed or returned nine Bills, including the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, the Appropriation Bills, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill. Other issues discussed were related to intolerance, drought and flood conditions in the country. Later, the Speaker adjourned the House sine die.

“Broadly, this session has been marred by inventions of excuses to stall the parliament on daily basis by our opponents”, he said.

The government had began the winter session on an optimistic note with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh for a meeting over tea. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad alleged that the Opposition was not taken on board and in confidence on many issues.

His statement came against the backdrop of the Upper House utilising only 46 per cent of its time, while losing a total of 47 hours due to adjournments.