Farmers Movement Archive

Eight Bills passed on last day of Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, clocking a productivity rate of over 100%, even though it was one of the shortest monsoon sessions with only 10 sittings held. On Wednesday, the House passed eight Bills in less than four hours as the Opposition boycotted the proceedings over the manner in which two farm Bills were passed on Sunday. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu said the session was being concluded eight sittings ahead of the 18 planned sittings, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in the House when Mr. Naidu made the concluding remarks. “In the 10 sittings, 25 bills were passed and six bills introduced. The productivity of the House during this session has been 100.47%. As against the scheduled available time of 38 hours and 30 minutes, the actual functional time of the House has been 38 hours and 41 minutes,” Mr. Naidu said. There were some areas of concern, Mr. Naidu said. He appealed to all members, “from the depth of his heart”, to ensure that such unseemly behaviour was not repeated. “To protest is the right of the Opposition... The floor of the House is the most effective way, and not through boycott”. During the day, the House passed the following legislation — the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020; the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020; the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020; the Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2020; and the Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2020.

The Hindu

2020-09-24

New Delhi