NEW DELHI : Efforts by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats to hold parliamentary committee meetings via videoconferencing have not yielded results so far with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition failing to reach a consensus over the confidentiality clause.
Earlier this month, secretary generals of both Houses were directed by Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to examine the pros and cons of holding such meetings, but officials aware of developments said a number of differences are yet to be ironed out.
The process was further derailed after a section of opposition leaders led by the Congress demanded that the home secretary be called before a parliamentary committee