New Delhi (Agency): In a significant move towards gender equality, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has announced the reconstitution of the vice-chairperson panel, with half of them being women. The reconstitution took effect from July 17, 2023.
The new vice-chairpersons include P T Usha, S Phangnon Konyak, Fauzia Khan, Sulata Deo, V Vijaysai Reddy, Ghanshyam Tiwari, L Hanumanthaiah and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray. As Dhankhar proudly stated, “Members will be happy to note that 50 per cent of vice-chairpersons happen to be women.”
According to the Rajya Sabha rules, the Chairman periodically selects a panel of up to six vice-chairpersons from the Council members. These vice-chairpersons serve until a new panel is chosen and can preside over the Council in the Chairman’s or Deputy Chairman’s absence.
After the Rajya Sabha meeting, Dhankhar wished House members celebrating birthdays and announced the acceptance of Luizinho Faleiro’s resignation. Faleiro, a Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal, had tendered his resignation effective from April 11, 2023.
