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Shashi Tharoor slams govt after private members' business 'scrubbed' from Lok Sabha
Updated On: 21 March, 2025 10:59 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
In July last year, Tharoor introduced a private member's bill seeking to reserve 10 seats in the Lok Sabha for those below 35 years of age, asserting that young members are a clear minority in Parliament and this is leading to a "democratic deficit"
Shashi Tharoor. File Pic
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor slammed the Centre over private members' business "scrubbed" from the Lok Sabha's revised list of business on Friday and wondered whether Parliament exists only for the government to pursue its own agenda.
Tharoor pointed out that there has been no private members' business in the Lok Sabha since July 2024.
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