Polity
On
Tuesday, The Indian Express reported how a question by Congress MP K C
Venugopal in Rajya Sabha, scheduled to be answered on December 2, was removed
from the list of finally admitted questions.
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In each homes, elective members appreciate the correct to look info
from varied ministries and departments within the sort of asterisked queries,
unmarked queries, short notice queries and inquiries to private members.
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Usually, MPs’ queries kind an extended
list, that then undergo a rigorous method of clearance. The acceptability of
queries in Rajya Sabha is governed by Rules 47-50 of the principles of
Procedure and Conduct of Business within the Council of States.
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Once a queries that fulfils the
conditions of acceptability is received, the Secretariat sends it to the
ministry involved.
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Once the facts are received from the
ministry, the question is further examined for admissibility.
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A final list of questions is circulated
to ministers, on the basis of which they frame their answers.
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In Lok Sabha, once the notice for
queries is received, ballots verify priority. Starred, unmarked and short
notice queries are entered into software system, separately.
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Next, the queries are examined for
acceptability underneath Rules 41-44 of the principles of Procedure and Conduct
of Business in Lok Sabha.
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For answering the questions, ministries
and departments have been divided into five groups (I to V) that have been
allotted Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays respectively.
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The grouping has been tired such how
that every minister has one fastened day within the week for respondent queries
in Rajya Sabha and another fastened day for respondent queries in Lok Sabha.
What are starred, unstarred and
other categories of questions?
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STARRED
QUESTION: The member desires an
oral answer from the minister. Such a queries is distinguished by the MP with
an asterisk. the solution also can be followed by supplementary queries from
members.
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UNSTARRED
QUESTION: The MP seeks a written
answer, that is deemed to be laid on the table of the House by the involved
minister.
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SHORT
NOTICE QUESTION: These are on
an emergent matter of public importance, and an oral answer is sought-after. A
notice of but ten days is prescribed because the minimum period for asking such
a queries.
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QUESTION
TO PRIVATE MEMBER: a queries may
be self-addressed to a personal member underneath Rule forty of Lok Sabha’s
Rules of Procedure, or below Rule forty eight of Rajya Sabha’s Rules, as long
as the question deals with a topic concerning some Bill, resolution or
different matter that that member is accountable.
When are the questions asked?
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In both Houses, the first hour of every
sitting is usually devoted to asking and answering of questions, and this is
referred to as the ‘Question Hour’.
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The total number of questions for any
day is limited to 175, including 15 questions for oral answers, questions
postponed from one list to another for written answers, and 15 questions
pertaining to states under President’s Rule.
What kind of questions can be
asked?
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Their
acceptability is ruled by Rules 47-50 (Rajya Sabha) and 41-44 (Lok Sabha).
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The Rajya
Sabha Chairman or the Lok Sabha Speaker has the authority to make a decision
whether or not a queries or a part is or isnt admissible underneath the norms of the House, and refuse
any question or a part.
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In Rajya
Sabha, among varied norms, the question “shall be pointed, specific and
confined to at least one issue only; it shall not bring in any name or
statement not strictly necessary create|to form|to create} the question
intelligible; if it contains a press release the member shall make himself
chargeable for the accuracy of the statement; it shall not contain arguments,
inferences, ironical expressions, imputations, epithets or libellous
statements”.
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In Lok Sabha, questions that are not
admitted include: those that are repetitive or have been answered previously;
matters that are pending for judgment before any court of law or under
consideration before a Parliamentary Committee.
How often are questions disallowed?
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According to Rajya Sabha data, 833
questions were disallowed during the last Monsoon Session.
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For comparison, during the 2013-14
Winter Session, Rajya Sabha disallowed 748 questions.
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Once
disallowed, its usually troublesome for members to challenge the choice.
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