Flight resumption paves way for Parliamentary committee meetings in June

Monsoon session of Parliament likely to be on schedule, though social distancing challenges remain

The resumption of domestic flights on Monday has paved the way for holding parliamentary committee meetings once lockdown 4.0 ends on May 31, and also raised the prospect of Parliament holding the monsoon session as per schedule, by the third week of July.

At their Friday meeting, 22 opposition parties led by the Congress had demanded that the government “restore parliamentary functioning and oversight with immediate effect”.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the vice president of the country, has led the effort to ensure that parliamentary committees start meeting again.