Parliament's Rs. 200 Crore Washout: 17.5 Hours Of Work, More Bills Pending
The Monsoon Session of Parliament has ended with the Lok Sabha functioning for just 17.5 hours, the lowest figure in the available data, while the Rajya Sabha worked for 37.4 hours. Repeated disruptions, protests and the bitter government-Opposition face-off overshadowed legislative business. The session began with 30 pending bills, saw 13 more introduced, but only 12 passed-leaving 31 bills pending. NDTV examines the staggering cost of lost parliamentary time, the widening political divide and the key question: what has the Indian taxpayer gained from this political deadlock?
