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Parliament monsoon session disruptions cost Rs 175 crore
According to NDTV, 7,023 minutes were wasted in the Parliament monsoon session, costing Rs 175 crore based on a Rs 2.5 lakh per minute expense. India TV News puts the loss at…
The Story in Brief
According to NDTV, 7,023 minutes were wasted in the Parliament monsoon session, costing Rs 175 crore based on a Rs 2.5 lakh per minute expense. India TV News puts the loss at Rs 142 crore, saying over 80 per cent of session time was lost to opposition protests. The outlet reports 96 hours wasted in Lok Sabha and 77 hours in Rajya Sabha. The government passed its legislative business, but without debate. The sources disagree on the total cost and time wasted.
The Indian Opinion
The blame game over the washout misses the point. Both the ruling party and opposition have used disruptions as a tool. The public loses when bills pass without debate. The real test is not how much money was wasted but how many key bills were discussed clause by clause. Next session, count the hours of actual debate, not just the bills passed.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, indiatvnews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
