Parliament House can't be used for dharnas, strikes: RS Secretariat
This new bulletin has just come ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, which is scheduled to start on July 18. "Members cannot use the precincts of the Parliament House for any demonstration, dharna, strike, fast, or for the purpose of performing any religious ceremony," the bulletin said.
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New Delhi, July 16: The Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody issued a new circular and informed that demonstrations, dharnas, fasts, or religious ceremonies will not be allowed in the precincts of Parliament House.
This new bulletin has just come ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, which is scheduled to start on July 18. "Members cannot use the precincts of the Parliament House for any demonstration, dharna, strike, fast, or for the purpose of performing any religious ceremony," the bulletin said.
The circular on dharnas comes amid opposition outrage over the "gag order" on using certain words in Parliament and has sparked criticism from the opposition Congress. However, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made it clear on Thursday that no word has been banned from use in Parliament but will be expunged on a contextual basis. Members are free to express their views while maintaining decorum of the House, he had said.
A new booklet by the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Wednesday that the use of terms like 'jumlajeevi', 'baal buddhi', 'Covid spreader', 'Snoopgate', and even commonly used words like 'ashamed', 'abused, 'betrayed', 'corrupt', 'drama', 'hypocrisy' and 'incompetent' will henceforth be considered unparliamentary in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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