Rijiju Denies Special Parliament Session on Delimitation, Women’s Bills

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday denied reports of a special session between August 16 and 18 to consider the Delimitation Bill and the Women’s Reservation Bill. He also said there was no proposal to extend the Monsoon Session, which is scheduled to end on August 13. Rijiju met Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders to discuss delimitation and the FCRA Bill, in an effort to ease repeated disruptions.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after opposition protests, while the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill was passed by voice vote without debate. Livemint’s two reports differ on legislation cleared without discussion: one says four of six bills, another says five bills. The House has not completed Question Hour since the session began on July 20.

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The lazy narrative that either side alone is responsible for Parliament’s paralysis misses the record. The government passed a bill without debate, while the Opposition repeatedly blocked Question Hour and proceedings. Claims of an imminent special session also ran ahead of any official proposal. The useful test is simple: will the next sitting allow a full debate on pending bills, and can both sides keep slogans out long enough to finish it?

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