Congress highlights ‘abnormal’ delay in Lok Sabha prorogation
Flagging a 10-day delay in proroguing the Lok Sabha after it was adjourned sine die on August 13, in accordance with the schedule of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh on Sunday asked whether the “abnormal” time gap was an indication of the Centre’s efforts to cobble together the necessary numbers to clear the Bill on delimitation.Normal practice
Under normal parliamentary practice, “the time gap between the adjournment of the Lok Sabha sine die and its prorogation is generally two to four days”, Mr. Ramesh said in a social media post.
He also posted a photograph of a page from Practice and Procedure of Parliament by M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, which underscored that prorogation, not adjournment, formally closes a session and clears the way for the next one to be convened.
The gap has occasionally run longer, including 28 days during the Monsoon Session of 2015, and 20 days in 2021, however, “there were no diabolical moves afoot then,” Mr. Ramesh said.
“What explains the abnormal delay now? Is the Union Home Minister still in search of his bahukalakit (tarnished) 2/3rd majority to get the constitutional amendment Bill on delimitation passed in a special session?” he said.
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