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  • The Indian envoy in Bangladesh was summoned by the country's government over the breach in the Bangladesh mission in Agartala
  • Bank account to soon have 4 nominees each
  • TMC and SP stayed away from the INDIA bloc protest over the Adani issue in the Lok Sabha
  • Delhi HC stops the police from arresting Nadeem Khan over a viral video which the police claimed promoted 'enmity'. Court says 'India's harmony not so fragile'
  • Trafiksol asked to refund IPO money by Sebi on account of alleged fraud
  • Re goes down to 84.76 against the USD but ends flat after RBI intervenes
  • Sin goods like tobacco, cigarettes and soft drinks likely to face 35% GST in the post-compensation cess era
  • Bank credit growth slows to 11% (20.6% last year) with retail oans also showing a slowdown
  • Stock markets continue their winning streak on Tuesday: Sensex jumps 597 points to 80845 and Nifty gains 181 points to 24457
  • Asian junior hockey: Defending champions India enter the finals by beating Malaysia 3-1, to play Pakistan for the title
  • Chess World title match: Ding Liren salvages a sraw in the 7th game which he almost lost
  • Experts speculate whether Ding Liren wants the world title match against D Gukesh to go into tie-break after he let off Gukesh easily in the 5th game
  • Tata Memorial Hospital and AIIMS have severely criticized former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for claiming that his wife fought back cancer with home remedies like haldi, garlic and neem. The hospitals warned the public for not going for such unproven remedies and not delaying treatment as it could prove fatal
  • 3 persons died and scores of policemen wer injured when a survey of a mosque in Sambhal near Bareilly in UP turned violent
  • Bangladesh to review power pacts with Indian companies, including those of the Adani group
Devendra Fadnavis to be the next chief minister of Maharashtra after Eknath Shinde agrees to join the government as deputy CM
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All Parties Must Ensure Smooth Functioning Of Parliament

By Linus Garg
First publised on 2024-01-31 07:11:02

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Sunil Garodia Linus tackles things head-on. He takes sides in his analysis and it fits excellently with our editorial policy. No 'maybe's' and 'allegedly' for him, only things in black and white.

At an all party meeting before the Budget session of Parliament, both the ruling party and the opposition agreed to maintain decorum and allow the session to be conducted in a proper manner. But past experience shows that such assurances are never kept. The government has taken the first step to create a congenial atmosphere by revoking the suspension of 11 Rajya Sabha members. Suspension of 3 Lok Sabha MPs was revoked on January 12 by the Privileges Committee.

But there are other issues that will create problems and perhaps impede the smooth functioning of both houses. The I.N.D.I.A bloc has suffered many reverses in the last few days and the mood of the opposition MPs will be aggressive. Obviously they see a BJP ploy in breaking opposition unity in the 'defection' of Nitish Kumar. The Chandigarh mayoral election, where the opposition has alleged the BJP of 'fraud', is also likely to become a sore point. With Union minister Shantanu Thakur saying that the CAA will be implemented in "the next seven days" that will also lead to confrontation between the treasury and opposition benches. Further, the buzz is that the government might try to squeeze in several other important matters that might be opposed.  Also, this being the last parliamentary session before the general elections, the opposition might try to raise as many contentious issues as they can to draw the attention of the public towards what they see as 'anti-people' and 'disastrous' policies of the Modi government.

This does not augur well for the smooth functioning of the Parliament in the Budget session. The government has to take all parties with it to ensure that there are no unnecessary disruptions.