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Congress urges LS Speaker to allow virtual participation in Parliament
Updated On: 20 August, 2020 11:27 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
P Chidambaram is afraid that this apprehension will discourage many members from participating physically in the proposed session of the House
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Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla
The Congress has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to allow members to virtually participate in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament in the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic. As the Parliament gears up for House proceedings, Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said in the letter that the Monsoon Session will be held shortly because as per the rules, the intervening period between two sessions of the Parliament cannot exceed beyond six months. "We are all observing that there is no respite from the pandemic across the country.
Under these circumstances, I thought it prudent to suggest to you that an App and link be provided to the members (like in the Supreme Court and high courts). Those who can't be physically present in the House should be allowed to speak through the APP.
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