Bills passed in 3 minutes, 9 with no LS MPs speaking: Parliament’s growing scrutiny gap
Parliament is increasingly passing Bills after relatively short periods of discussion. Data compiled from sessions between 2024 and 2026 across both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha show that while a few politically significant Bills did receive several hours of debate in both Houses, many have been cleared after less than an hour of discussion. Of the 46 Bills analysed from the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha through the Monsoon Session of 2026, 29 were passed after less than an hour of discussion in at least one House – 18 in the Lok Sabha and 11 in the Rajya Sabha. Each Bill appearing…
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