The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. Parliament is composed of the President of India, the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. However, in keeping with the Westminster system of government, the president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers.
India's Parliament is bicameral; Rajya Sabha is the upper house and Lok Sabha is the lower house. The two houses meet in separate chambers of Sansad Bhavan, located on Sansad Marg (Parliament Street) in New Delhi. Those elected or nominated (by the President) to either house of Parliament are referred to as members of parliament or MPs. The MPs of Lok Sabha are directly elected by the Indian public voting in single member districts. MPs of Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of the State Legislative Assemblies, by proportional representation. The Parliament is composed of 790 MPs, who serve the largest democratic electorate in the world; 814.5million Indians registered to vote in the 2014 general elections.
NEW DELHI. Opposition leaders on Thursday held a protest march towards Vijay Chowk from Parliament against an abrupt end to the monsoon session and a repeal of the Centre's three farm laws ... "The Parliament session is over. As far as 60% of the country is concerned there has been no Parliament session ... Start a Conversation. .
The tumultuous MonsoonSession of Parliament came to a premature close on Wednesday, 11 August, as both Houses were adjourned sine die, two days ahead of schedule ...Amid frequent disruptions and torrid squabbles, how productive was the Parliament in the Monsoon Session? What Bills were introduced? How many Bills were passed?.
In 2020, when the nation was reeling under the effect of COVID-19, the Rajya Sabha passed 2.5 bills per day, the highest since 2014, during the monsoon session ... .
The fourth session had been clubbed as the joint Monsoon and WinterSession of 2020 ... In almost all the parameters that were taken into account, the performance of the Lok Sabha in this Monsoon Session has been the worst among the last six sessions ... Of the 17 sittings in this Monsoon Session, the total time available was 97 hours 30 minutes.
From Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu breaking down over continued opposition ruckus, to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla expressing his dismay over the issue, both the houses of Parliament, adjourned sine die two days before the scheduled end of the Monsoon assembly session, saw more than its share of drama on Wednesday.
Opposition parties on Thursday upped the ante against the government taking a joint march from Parliament and accusing the Centre of "murdering democracy" and bringing in a sort of "marital law" to push through bills in Parliament, whose Monsoon session was adjourned sine die on ...