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Rajya Sabha Chairman reprimands MPs for absenteeism in committees
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- Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu pulled up members for skipping meetings of the standing committees while informing that only 18 members attended all the 41 meetings of the eight panels since their reconstitution in September last.
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- Reprimand comes after criticism by Opposition parties: that the government bypasses all parliamentary scrutiny by not routing key legislations via the standing committees.
- Committees are often described as mini Parliament, where the members are able to work outside of the party whip.
- Data shared by Chairman:
(a) 18 of the total 168 members represented on these 8 Committees have attended all the 41 meetings.
(b) Of the 18, eight are the chairpersons of the committees.
(c) Each member of department-related standing committee represents 25 Members of Parliament and if one member is absent, the voice of 25 members would not be heard, he noted.
Sources
The Hindu