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Parliament logjam costs Rs 216 crore; Jharkhand aspirants protest delays
Parliament logjam costs Rs 216 crore; Jharkhand aspirants protest delays
A three-week parliamentary deadlock has cost taxpayers more than Rs 216 crore, with 79.3 hours lost in the Lok Sabha and 64.8 hours in the Rajya Sabha, says India Today. Parliament's functioning…
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A three-week parliamentary deadlock has cost taxpayers more than Rs 216 crore, with 79.3 hours lost in the Lok Sabha and 64.8 hours in the Rajya Sabha, says India Today. Parliament's functioning is estimated at about Rs 1.5 crore per hour. Despite the logjam, 19 bills were passed, but Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury argued that several went through with limited debate, while BJP MP Laher Singh Siroya accused the Opposition of deliberate obstruction.
In Ranchi, thousands of government job aspirants are protesting persistent irregularities in recruitment exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Staff Selection Commission. Issues include paper leaks, repeated delays, and age limit expirations for posts such as teachers, police, and engineers. The protesters demand transparency and clarity on examination schedules and recruitment processes.
The Indian Opinion
The Rs 216 crore figure is a dramatic talking point, but it papers over a deeper dysfunction: both ruling and opposition parties treat Parliament as a stage for theatrics rather than lawmaking. Similarly, Jharkhand's job aspirants are not just victims of paper leaks but of a system that has allowed repeated exam chaos. The real test will be whether the state appoints an independent watchdog to audit the recruitment process and delivers a single exam date without controversy.
Source: indiatoday.in
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