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In a post on X, Das emphasised that Question Hour serves as a fundamental pillar of democratic governance, questioning why Home Minister Amit Shah did not address Parliament directly regarding police actions during the weeks of protest.

Expressing deep disappointment over the repeated disruptions in the monsoon session of Parliament, during which the opposition parties resorted to constant sloganeering over their demands, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh has said "whatever happened was a big strike on the foundations" of democracy in the country and "an attempt to undermine the credibility of Parliamentary democracy".

In a post on X, Das emphasised that Question Hour serves as a fundamental pillar of democratic governance, questioning why Home Minister Amit Shah did not address Parliament directly regarding police actions during the weeks of protest.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi skipped the 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort for the second consecutive year. Their absence came amid strained government-Opposition ties and followed disagreements during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Member of Parliament (MP) from Shimla, Suresh Kashyap wrote to the Union minister of state for defence, Sanjay Seth, apprising him of the sentiments of the local citizens and requesting him to issue necessary instructions to the concerned officials

Lok Sabha functioned for just 15% of its scheduled time, while Rajya Sabha productivity stood at 33%; nine of 11 Bills were passed in Lok Sabha without any MP participating in the discussion

The monsoon session of Parliament ended amid repeated disruptions, with more than 80 per cent of the scheduled time reportedly lost to Opposition protests, resulting in significant public expenditure going to waste.

MUMBAI: The BJP has slammed opposition for disrupting Parliament and demanded opposition leader Rahul Gandhi take financial responsibility for wasted parliamentary time. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vinod Tawde termed Gandhi a "reel master", holding him responsible for the disruption.

Parliament's failure to function with its current strength highlights that simply raising the number of MPs will not improve its effectiveness.

Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar accused the Opposition of avoiding a discussion in Parliament, saying that the government had already made its position clear. He also referred to the arrest of TMC leader Nirmal Ghosh in the RG Kar Medical College junior doctor rape-murder case.