Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the second part of the budget session, at Parliament House in New Delhi.
Highlight
- Lok Sabha Speaker seriously considers members to leave the house without waiting for minister’s reply
- He said that the MPs who do not stand in the house, I have seriously considered
- Her warning came when Sitharaman mentioned that she was responding to a point raised by the Congress
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, during the debate in the House on Monday, seriously considered the members leaving the house without waiting for the reply of the minister concerned.
“MPs who are not in the House, I have seriously considered this and it is a matter of deep concern. Do not reply. And, I will also tell their parties that they are not fielded during debates. ,” she told the house.
Her warning came when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned that she was replying to a point raised by a Congress member who was not present in the House. Sitharaman was responding to the debate on the Budget for 2022-23 and Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2021-22 of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Birla said the minister need not react on the issue as the members were not present. Following the minister’s reply, the House passed the Demands for Grants for 2022-23 and Supplementary Grants for 2021-22 for Jammu and Kashmir.
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