The opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament witnessed disruptions due to disagreements between the government and the Opposition on the format of the discussion regarding the Manipur situation. The Opposition sought a discussion under Rule 267 to express the sense of the House, while the government proposed a discussion under Rule 176.
Rule 176 enables any member of the Rajya Sabha to raise a short-duration discussion on a matter of urgent public importance.
The government agreed to a short-duration discussion during the Monsoon Session, indicating its willingness to address the urgent matter raised by the Opposition. However, such discussions are limited to a specific time frame of two-and-a-half hours, as specified under Rule 176.
Rule 267 deals with the suspension of rules and is used when any member wishes to move that a particular rule be suspended in its application to a motion related to the business listed before the Council on that day.
The Opposition demanded the Prime Minister’s suo motu statement, followed by a discussion, suspending all business under Rule 267. Essentially, they sought to prioritize the Manipur situation discussion by suspending normal proceedings and allowing the Prime Minister to address the issue before other business in the Rajya Sabha.
Rule 267 | Rule 176 | |
---|---|---|
Description | Relates to the suspension of rules | Enables short-duration discussion |
Purpose | Used to prioritize a specific | Used for raising urgent public matters |
discussion by suspending normal | within a time limit of two-and-a-half | |
proceedings | hours | |
Procedure | Requires consent of the Chairman | Requires written notice and explanatory |
for rule suspension | note with signatures of at least two | |
other members | ||
Conduct | Temporarily suspends the rule | Allows for a time-limited discussion on |
in question | the matter of urgent public importance | |
Objective | Gives priority to the specified | Facilitates addressing urgent public |
topic for discussion | matters within a constrained timeframe |
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