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Parliament deadlock costs Rs 216 crore, Jharkhand job aspirants protest
Parliament deadlock costs Rs 216 crore, Jharkhand job aspirants protest
The three-week Parliament logjam has cost taxpayers over Rs 216 crore, with 79.3 hours lost in Lok Sabha and 64.8 in Rajya Sabha. The disruption came during a standoff between the government…
The Story in Brief
The three-week Parliament logjam has cost taxpayers over Rs 216 crore, with 79.3 hours lost in Lok Sabha and 64.8 in Rajya Sabha. The disruption came during a standoff between the government and Opposition. Despite this, 19 bills were passed, though Opposition MPs complained of limited debate. Congress’s Renuka Chowdhury raised issues including police action, unemployment and Ram temple donations, while BJP’s Laher Singh Siroya accused the Opposition of deliberate obstruction.
In Ranchi, thousands of government job aspirants have been protesting for 20 days against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment exams. Seven students are on hunger strike, with three hospitalised. The Times of India reports that talks with the government have stalled. Aspirants demand cancellation of the 14th JPSC exam and an independent probe by the CBI or a panel of retired High Court judges. Years of delays and age limit changes have left many ineligible.
The Indian Opinion
The usual blame game is on: the government says the Opposition obstructed deliberately, the Opposition says bills were passed without debate. Both have a point, but the real cost is public trust. In Jharkhand, students on hunger strike are not asking for jobs, they want the chief minister to meet them. That a government medical team took a night to deliver medicines at the protest site says enough. The test to watch: will the state concede a CBI probe and a cancellation of the 14th JPSC exam?
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
