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Calling the case not 'rarest of rare', a court in Kolkata sentenced Sanjay Roy, the only accused in the R G Kar rape-murder case to life in prison until death
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All Parties Must Ensure Smooth Functioning Of Parliament

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

About the Author

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 Suspension of 3 Lok Sabha MPs was revoked on January 12 by the Privileges Committee.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. 

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