Are we delivering pizzas or passing legislation, TMC MP Derek O’ Brien wondered on Wednesday, continuing his attack on the government over the speed with which bills have been passed this Parliament session. On Tuesday, the TMC MP had said the way the Bills were being passed amounted to a “mockery of Parliament” and was the government's way of “smothering” the Opposition. “Parliament is supposed to scrutinise Bills. This chart explains the bulldozing this session. Are we delivering pizzas or passing legislation?” he tweeted on Wednesday. In the present Lok Sabha, of the 18 Bills passed, only one underwent scrutiny, bringing the number down to 5 per cent, he claimed. PTI
‘Will set up 1.5L wellness centres by 2022’
With Rajya Sabha members demanding that the cancer detection and treatment centres should be opened in every district, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday informed the House that the government has planned to establish 1.5 lakh health and wellness clinics by 2022, besides encouraging research for combating the killer disease through national and international collaborations. The minister, while replying to a discussion on the need to ensure basic facilities and affordable treatment to cancer patients raised by SP member Chandrapal Singh Yadav, said at present, there are 482 centres for cancer treatment. TNS
from The Tribune https://ift.tt/3321vn8
via Today’s News Headlines
No comments: