Monsooon Parliament Session To Curtail In Mid Of Next Week Due To COVID-19 Fear

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, India’s Parliament is likely to be adjourned next week.

Amid the Parliament session, nearly 32 lawmakers of both houses were hit by the virus.

Reports say the final decision on curtailing the session has been left to the Speaker in Lok Sabha.

There is reportedly consensus among MPs to adjourn the Parliament. The current session of Parliament was due to function till October 1.

The House had opened amid restrictions as it was decided that the Question Hour and private members’ business during the session would be done away with. The Zero Hour was also restricted and the sessions were held in two shifts, Rajya Sabha from 9:00 A.M., to 1:00 P.M., and Lok Sabha from 3:00 P.M., to 7:00 P.M., with no break during the session.

Both Houses were allowed to function on Saturdays and Sundays amid the Novel Coronavirus.

India’s Upper House the Rajya Sabha conducted its session in the morning shift and the Lower House the Lok Sabha sat in the evening.

The Parliament Monsoon session started from the 14th of September and discussed several issues and passed several bills.

Initially, the session was scheduled till the 1st of October.

However, due to the rising number of the Novel Coronavirus cases, the Monsoon session of the Parliament is likely to be adjourned.

An official announcement regarding the same is yet to be made.

Stay tuned for further updates.