The near-total shutdown of legislatures in the country, due to COVID-19, has heavily impacted their primary responsibilities of passing laws, approving government expenditure, and supervising government action.
Impact of COVID-19
Due to the threat of COVID-19, both Parliament and state legisla...
Far-reaching changes have been made to labour laws without scrutiny by the legislature
Over the last few days, many States have made changes to their labour laws. Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab have extended the maximum daily hours of work in a factory from eight/nine to 12, and allo...