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INDIA bloc skips Lok Sabha Speaker’s tea party
Congress, Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress leaders boycotted Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s customary tea party on Thursday after the Monsoon Session was adjourned sine die, a senior Congress leader said. DMK…
The Story in Brief
Congress, Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress leaders boycotted Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s customary tea party on Thursday after the Monsoon Session was adjourned sine die, a senior Congress leader said. DMK leader Kanimozhi attended the gathering. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other ministers were also present, according to sources cited by PTI.
In the Rajya Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders attended Chairman CP Radhakrishnan’s tea party. The session was marked by disruptions over the Delhi Police action against NEET protesters and alleged theft of offerings from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Union minister Kiren Rijiju said Rajya Sabha productivity was 39% and Lok Sabha productivity 19%.
The Indian Opinion
The boycott will invite claims that the opposition is interested only in protest, while its supporters may present it as a powerful rebuke. Neither reading captures the full picture. Skipping a ceremonial gathering is political signalling, not legislative work, and the government also faces scrutiny over the session’s low output. The useful measure is simpler: how many contested issues received answers, and how much legislation was examined beyond the 19% Lok Sabha productivity figure?
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, siasat.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
