Parliament’s standing committees were constituted on Thursday. The notification of the committees was announced by a communique issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was named as a member of the Committee on Defence and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut in the Committee on Communications and Information Technology. BJP’s Bhartruhari Mahtab will helm the key panel on Finance, while Congress’ Shashi Tharoor is set to head the panel on External Affairs.
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s name does not figure in any of the committees. Major BJP allies such as the TDP and Janata Dal (United) besides its partners in the poll-bound Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena and the NCP, will be heading one committee each.
What is the significance of standing committees?
The department-related standing committees, which have representation from across party lines, act as mini parliaments and keep a tab on the functioning of various ministries.
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