MPs across party lines demand end to Parliament session over Covid-19

Only MPs, staff and journalists are allowed to enter the Parliament from Monday.

There is growing demand from members cutting across party lines that the ongoing Parliament session be prorogued earlier than the scheduled April 3. AIADMK MP S R Balasubramaniam, for instance, said in the Rajya Sabha that the ongoing Budget session of Parliament could be curtailed. However, Finance Bill needs to be passed, even as appropriation bill was cleared on Monday. For the Finance Bill, the two Houses would need to sit for at least another week. Meanwhile, authorities have already stopped issuing passes for people interested in witnessing proceedings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Only MPs, staff