By Bisheshwar Mishra
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Question Hour and Private Members’ Bills will not be taken up in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Zero Hour will be restricted.
Notifications issued by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats said, there will also be no breaks during the session, which will be held from 14th September to 1st October.
Both the houses will function on Saturdays and Sundays as well. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the session will be held in two shifts — 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. Except for the first day, the Rajya Sabha will sit in the morning shift and the Lok Sabha will sit in the evening.