Parliament session starting from Monday
Before the Parliament session begins on Monday, MPs have been reminded that the decisions of the Speaker should not be criticized directly or indirectly inside or outside the House. Members should not raise slogans including ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Jai Hind’. Members have also been reminded that the rules do not allow demonstrations with placards in the House.
The session will run from 22 July to 12 August
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat has drawn the attention of the MPs towards parliamentary traditions and parliamentary etiquette by publishing some excerpts from the booklet for Rajya Sabha members in its bulletin on July 15. The Parliament session is starting from July 22. The Parliament session will end on August 12.
Jai Hind, Vande Mataram or any other slogan should not be raised
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat bulletin said that for the dignity and seriousness of the proceedings of the House, it is necessary that slogans like ‘Thank you’, ‘Aapka Shukriya’, ‘Jai Hind’, ‘Vande Mataram’ or any other slogan should not be raised in the House. It said that decisions are given by the Chairman according to the previous precedents of the House. Where there is no precedent, the general parliamentary tradition is followed.
The decisions of the Chairman should not be criticized
Some points in the booklet in the bulletin said that the decisions given by the Chairman should not be criticized directly or indirectly inside or outside the House. Citing parliamentary etiquette, the bulletin said that the use of words containing objectionable, offensive and unparliamentary expressions should be completely avoided.
bow to the presiding officer and greet him
The booklet states that when the Chairman feels that a particular word or expression is unparliamentary, he should immediately withdraw it without any debate. It also states that every member should bow to the presiding officer while entering or leaving the House and before sitting or getting up from his seat.
Being absent is a violation of parliamentary etiquette
When a member criticises another member or a minister, the criticising member is expected to be present in the House to hear the reply. The booklet states that being absent from the House when a minister is replying is a breach of parliamentary etiquette.
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