Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday expressed his displeasure at the tumultuous scenes witnessed at the Rajya Sabha during the passage of the farming bills and said the subsequent chain of events that culminated to the Opposition boycotting both Houses, was unfortunate, The Indian Express reported. Nonetheless, he said the curtailed Monsoon Session recorded a “historic productivity”.
“The dignity of the House and its chair was an important aspect of the parliamentary system,” Birla said. “All members have a duty to respect it.” Birla was addressing the media, after the conclusion of the Monsoon Session that was cut short after several parliamentarians tested positive for the coronavirus.
Birla added that although the tradition of Parliamentary proceedings speaks against the act of discussing the happenings of the other House, it would suffice to say that the…