Congress has raised the reservation over suspending question hour. Their rhetorical claims like “scrapping the question hour is killing the soul of the Parliament” may send wrong impression. Here are facts.
Kamal Hasan’s rant against new parliament building contains some claims that may count as good rhetoric but nowhere near the facts.
Here is why his examples and analysis are naïve.
In what was one of the most productive sessions of the Parliament, it passed important bills during the Monsoon sitting between July and August.
Consequentially, this bill had a lot of supporters as well as opposers.
The Parliament passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on the 1st of August, 2019.
It amended existing laws to give out strict punishments for sexual offenders.
Any sexual offender other than the above-mentioned will get a minimum of 10 years.
Instant triple talaq is now unconstitutional.
Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan atau KKP membuka peluang bagi koperasi atau perusahaan untuk mengekspor benih lobster.
Kebijakan tersebut diambil untuk membantu nelayan yang terdampak pandemi corona.Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Edhy Prabowo menyebut sudah ada 31 perusahaan yang terverifikasi untuk menjadi eksportir benih lobster.
Dari jumlah tersebut, 26 perusahaan telah diumumkan dan jumlahnya akan terus bertambah.
"Kami tidak membatasi dia harus berbentuk perusahaan, koperasi boleh.
Tapi kami tidak menentukan siapa-siapa saja yang mendaftar.
Semua kami terima dan terus verifikasi," kata Edhy dalam rapat kerja bersama Komisi IV Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat RI di Gedung Parlemen, Jakarta, Senin (6/7).