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No Question Hour during the Monsoon Session

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Polity & Governance
  • Published
    4th Sep, 2020
  • In view of the pandemic and a truncated Monsoon Session, Parliament has said no to Question Hour and curtailed Zero Hour.
  • Question Hour is the liveliest hour in Parliament. It is of one hour.
  • The Members of Parliament ask questions of ministers and hold them accountable for the functioning of their ministries in this zero hour.
  • Questions have to be limited to 150 words. Questions should not seek information about matters that are secret or are under adjudication before courts.
  • The presiding officers of the two houses are the final authority with respect to the conduct of Question Hour.
  • It is the presiding officers of the two Houses who finally decide whether a question raised by an MP will be admitted for answering by the government.

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