Vice President, Lok Sabha Speaker Veto Parliamentary Panel Virtual Meets Vice President, Lok Sabha Speaker Veto Parliamentary Panel Virtual Meets Opposition parties have protested the move since the cabinet and the judiciary have been functioning virtually because of the pandemic.
The Rajya Sabha secretariat said physical meetings can take place once things are normal.
New Delhi:
Rejecting calls from the opposition as well as some parties that support Prime Minister Narendra Modi s government, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have refused to allow parliamentary committees to function virtually because of the pandemic.
With legislative work at a standstill, the presiding officers of the two houses of parliament have rejected requests to allow virtual meetings, citing technicalities and confidentiality clauses.