Parliament washout: Rs 1.7 billion wasted; Congress, BJP continue protests

The members of Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies in the Parliament decided not to take a salary for the 23 days — the second phase of the ongoing Budget session. The Parliament session was completely washed out during that time due to protests by the main Opposition parties — TDP, AIADMK, Congress and others. 

Announcing the decision on Wednesday night, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar blamed the Congress party for the continuous disruption in both the Houses. 

Criticising the disruptions by the Congress party as "anti-democratic politics" for stopping important bills from being passed. 

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