SSB GD Topic : Politics of Rajya Sabha

In spite of taking the decision in peaceful manner for the welfare of the country the people in rajyasabha and loksabha are just having sessions for time pass and shouting on each other. When we compare this winter sessions the Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. 

The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they could pass only 2 bills and most other legislative work listed by the government, including bills related to the  mega reform Goods and Services Tax or GST, have been pushed to the Budget session to be held from January.

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The Lok Sabha lost nearly 90 hours of work in the session, which ended today, the Rajya Sabha lost more than 86 hours. Each hour of a Parliament session costs the exchequer about Rs. 2 crore.

The government and the Opposition have blamed each other for the washout, each claiming that it was ready to discuss the notes ban but the other side scuttled the debate. Through the session they failed to resolve how to conduct the debate - with or without a vote at the end.

In a strong message as he adjourned the house for the session, Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President Hamid Ansari lamented that, "regular and continuous disruptions characterised the session... the symbolism of dignified protest so essential for orderly conduct of Parliament proceedings was abandoned," and said this had "deprived members of the opportunity to seek accountability of the executive through questions and discussions on matters of public concerns."

Last week President Pranab Mukherjee had said, "For God's sake, do your job

"We tried hard to the run the Houses from the first day... We wanted a debate on the notes ban and said the Prime Minister would speak too but the opposition kept disrupting Parliament," said parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar.

The Congress led a delegation of opposition parties to meet the President and complained that the government did not allow Parliament to function and "stifled" the opposition's voice.

"We are extremely pained by this trampling of our democratic rights and the suppression of our right to present our views and make our voices heard in Parliament. We are deeply concerned that our parliamentary democratic system itself is under severe threat," said the Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge after the meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had abolished 500-and 1000-rupee notes in a sudden announcement on November 8 aimed at combating corruption and black money. The move took out 86 per cent money in circulation, resulting in a massive cash crunch. The opposition has attacked the government for what it calls a poorly implemented strategy that has punished the poor rather than the corrupt.

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PM Modi has promised that the cash situation will ease soon and that demonetisation holds long term benefits for the people.

People should understand the gain of banning the 500 and 1000 rupee notes its just a short term pain but for sure it will be long term gain the opponents and leaders who are criticizing this and allowing the sessions to happen need to think once, till now so many leaders came and went but Modi is the one who had started a change which could be atleast useful for our future generations. By taking this daring step he wont even get the votes in next election as he know some people will suffer but still he has taken that decision for the welfare of the people and country so lets all support it rather than opposing.

Recently rajayasabha has passed the bill for persons with disabilities. Let us see some features of this bill.

Definition of disability: It has defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept to include 21 conditions as disable. It also defines Persons with benchmark disabilities as those with at least 40% of any of the specified disabilities. Speech and Language Disability and Specific Learning Disability have been added for the first time. Acid Attack Victims have been included.

Rights of persons with disabilities: Persons with disabilities (PwDs) shall have the right to equality. They shall not be discriminated against on grounds of their disability. Rights include protection from inhuman treatment and equal protection and safety in situations of risk, humanitarian emergencies, natural disasters and armed conflict. All existing public buildings shall be made accessible for disabled persons.

Education and skill development: It provides for the access to inclusive education, self-employment and vocational training to disabled persons. At least 5% seats in all government institutions of higher education and those getting aid from the government are required to reserve seats for persons with benchmark disabilities. Earlier it was only 3%.

Employment: The Union and State governments will ensure that at least 4% of the vacancies in identified establishments are filled by persons or class of persons with at least 40% of any of the disabilities. The reservation must be computed on the basis of total number of vacancies in the strength of a cadre. Government can exempt any establishment from this provision of reservation. Legal Capacity: Disabled persons have the equal right to own and inherit movable and immovable property, as well as control their financial affairs in par with others.

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About the author: Bhaskar Kotini belongs to Vishakhapatnam and is an engineer working in reputed software firm. He loves playing cricket and is passionate to join Indian defense forces. By these articles he want to help other defense aspirants in their preparation.