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Mumbai MLAs’ question quality drops from 50% to 33%: Report
A report by Praja Foundation has found a sharp decline in the quality and quantity of questions raised by Mumbai MLAs in the Maharashtra assembly. The average score for question quality fell from 50 percent in the 12th assembly to 33 percent in the 15th assembly. The number of questions asked also dropped 72 percent, from 7,955 in the 12th assembly to 2,213 in the 15th.
Congress MLAs Amin Patel, Aslam Shaikh and Jyoti Gaikwad topped the overall rankings. Rediff.com reports that the bottom three performers are from the ruling Mahayuti coalition: Prakash Surve and Ashok Patil of Shiv Sena and Ram Kadam of BJP. The report assessed 33 of Mumbai's 36 MLAs, excluding the speaker and two ministers who cannot raise questions. The average age of MLAs rose to 57 in the 15th assembly.
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Both sources report the same Praja Foundation data, but Hindustan Times leads with the partisan angle of opposition Congress MLAs topping the rankings while ruling Mahayuti MLAs occupy the bottom three spots. Rediff.com leads with the overall decline in question quality and quantity. Neither source presents a government response or defence. The balanced reading is that legislative oversight is weakening, regardless of party. The next assembly session will show whether the trend continues.
Both sources report the same Praja Foundation data, but Hindustan Times leads with the partisan angle of opposition Congress MLAs topping the rankings while ruling Mahayuti MLAs occupy the bottom three spots. Rediff.com leads with the overall decline in question quality and quantity. Neither source presents a government response or defence. The balanced reading is that legislative oversight is weakening, regardless of party. The next assembly session will show whether the trend continues.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): rediff.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
