NEW DELHI: According equal representation to states and scraping time limit to speak in debates in the House were some of the suggestions made by members during the landmark 250th session of the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Some members alleged that the legislative powers of the Upper House of Parliament were under attack.
Participating in a special discussion on the “Role of Rajya Sabha in Indian Polity and the Need for Reforms”, Bhupender Yadav of the BJP sought to counter former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of scrutiny of Bills by Select Committees of the Rajya Sabha.
“Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was saying that the Select Committees should have higher influence on the (Upper) House. I would like to point out, since I believe he (Manmohan) is one of the senior most members of this House, perhaps wrong facts have been presented to him,” Yadav said. (AGENCIES)
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