Subject: Polity Context: Eight Rajya Sabha MPs were suspended for unruly behaviour in the House the previous day (September 20). The motion was passed by a voice vote. Concept: The general principle is that it is the role and duty of the Presiding Officer Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha to maintain order […]

Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha passes two farm bills by voice vote amid opposition protests Concept: Both the concepts of a voice vote as well as a division have been borrowed from the Parliament of the United Kingdom and were already in use in legislatures in British India. A voice vote involves the speaker putting […]

Subject: Polity Context: Lok Sabha Speaker obliged to demand for adjournment of the House. The request was made as several Opposition members were on a sit-in protest in Rajya Sabha, which would have meant that MPs allocated seats there on account of social distancing protocol would not have been able to take their places. Concept: The Speaker […]

Subject: Polity Context: Government pushed through two crucial agriculture Bills in Rajya Sabha, rejecting Opposition demands that they be referred to a Select Committee of Rajya Sabha. Concept: India’s Parliament has multiple types of committees. They can be differentiated on the basis of their work, their membership and the length of their tenure. First are committees […]