Nearly a month on, no word on new parliamentary panels

Opposition calls it a subversion of Parliament

Nearly a month after the tenure of the parliamentary standing committees ended on September 12, there is no word on reconstitution of these panels, with sources pointing it to bureaucratic delays.

Opposition leaders stated that the delay was yet another way to subvert an important parliamentary instrument.

The government has a tardy record in the constitution of the panels. In 2019, the committees were constituted in October, nearly five month late. In 2014, the panels were notified on September 1, less than three months after the process was started. In 2009, during the UPA term, it was notified on August 31. And in 2004, it was constituted by August 5.