RTI Reply Declines to Disclose Parliament's Taxpayer Cost Amid Session Disruptions
Government's RTI reply declines to reveal Parliament's cost to taxpayers, days after Lok Sabha lost 79 hours 34 minutes to disruptions.
The government has declined to disclose the total expenditure incurred by Parliament on taxpayers, according to a recent Right to Information (RTI) reply. The response comes in the wake of a particularly turbulent Monsoon Session that saw the Lok Sabha repeatedly disrupted.
The RTI reply, which did not provide specific financial figures, arrives days after the lower house of Parliament witnessed sustained sloganeering, uproar, and forced adjournments. Official data from the session indicates that the Lok Sabha lost a total of 79 hours and 34 minutes of its scheduled functioning time due to these interruptions.
The refusal to share cost details has drawn attention to the financial implications of parliamentary disruptions. While the exact monetary loss to the exchequer remains undisclosed, the significant loss of legislative time has raised questions about the efficiency of parliamentary proceedings.
The development underscores ongoing concerns about the functioning of Parliament, where frequent disruptions have become a recurring feature, impacting the legislative agenda and the use of public funds.