TMC writes to RS chairman, LS Speaker requesting parliamentary panel meetings be held virtually

This is the TMC’s third letter on the issue adding that the first letter was written in July 2020 and the second letter in August 2020.

The Trinamool Congress has written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging them to let parliamentary committee meetings be held virtually to enable them to address issues of public interest amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This is the TMC’s third letter on the issue, the party said, adding that the first letter was written in July 2020 and the second letter in August 2020. “India has reported more than 3 lakh new COVID-19 cases per day for the past two weeks. In light of the prevailing circumstances, I urge your good offices to reconsider our request for conducting virtual meetings of parliamentary committees, including departmentally related standing committees, consultative committees and select committees,” the letter from RS MP and the party’s national spokesperson Derek O’Brien said.