Lok Sabha President Om Birla is trying to ensure that the Parliament building is more friendly to women. The Lok Sabha secretariat recently reported that three automatic sanitary napkin dispensing machines have been installed in the Parliament Complex. The service is paid. Apparently, this was a long-standing demand from the female staff working at the complex. Recently, the secretariat also accepted MPs’ demand to make kadha, a herbal drink that is considered an immunity booster, available at railroad restaurants in the building in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Isolation time
After SAD MP Naresh Gujral, who attended the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Complaints, Law and Justice meeting last week, tested positive for Covid-19, Rajya Sabha’s secretariat has advised other members who attended. to the meeting to take precautions and isolate themselves. The meeting was held in accordance with social distancing rules and the members wore masks. Eleven members, including its BJP president and leader, Bhupender Yadav, and former Union minister Shiv Pratap Shukla, attended the meeting.
On the agenda
Tuesday’s meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology could be interesting. Included on the agenda is a briefing by the Ministry of Communications on the suspension of telecom and internet services and its impact and India’s readiness for 5G rollout. It is known that President Shashi Tharoor may request clarification from the ministry about the internet shutdown in Kashmir. The BJP members had also objected to discussing this at the last meeting. The launch of 5G is also a sensitive topic, as there are reports that India will exclude Chinese companies such as Huawei and ZTE. The panel could also seek input from the ministry on this.
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