Rajya Sabha to mark 250th session in Nov with a book on its contribution

At a time when topmost leaders of the ruling coalition have questioned its relevance and termed it obstructionist, the Rajya Sabha will mark its 250th session, in November-December, with a commemorative volume on the ‘Role of Rajya Sabha in Indian Parliamentary Democracy’.

While the Lok Sabha is dissolved either every five years or earlier to elect a new House, the Rajya Sabha is a continuous House. Its first session was held in May 1952, and its 250th session will be the winter session of Parliament, which is likely to be held in November-December.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has approved a