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Rule 176 vs Rule 267
July 24 , 2023
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- The Monsoon Session of Parliament witnessed disruptions due to disagreements between the government and the Opposition on the format of the discussion regarding the Manipur situation.
- The Opposition sought a discussion under Rule 267 to express the sense of the House, while the government proposed a discussion under Rule 176.
- While under Rule 176, there is a short discussion, Rule 267 calls for a longer discussion.
- The Rule 176 calls for a short-duration discussion not exceeding two-and-a-half hours.
- Under the rule 176 and 177, an urgent matter can be taken up for a short-duration discussion immediately, a few hours later or the next day or on a prescribed date and time.
- Rule 267 is suspending a particular rule in relation to a business which is listed in the agenda.
- The Prime Minister doesn’t necessarily need to stay in house under Rule 267 as the issue is discussed for long hours.
- Parliamentary records show that there were 11 instances between 1990 up till 2016 that this rule was invoked for various discussions.
- The adjournment motion is governed by Rules 56-63 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.
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