Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Friday that the time of the post-lunch session of the House has been changed to 2 pm from 2.30 pm in line with the Lok Sabha schedule.
After the listed papers were tabled in the Rajya Sabha in the morning session, Tiruchi Siva of the DMK pointed out the change of time printed on the business schedule of the day and wanted to know the reason.
«The convention is that on Friday, the afternoon session convenes at 2.30 pm. But today, in the revised list of business, we received it at 2 pm. When such a decision was arrived at, the members were not aware. We would like to know why there was such a change,» Siva remarked.
To this, the chairman said the time was changed by him during the last session itself, as the afternoon session in the Lok Sabha starts at 2 pm.
«This is not being done for today. This has already been done earlier by me. And the reason was given. Lok Sabha sits at 2 pm. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, being integral parts of Parliament, need to adhere to the same time to the extent possible.
