This exam season, here is the report card of Pune’s Members of Parliament

PRS legislative research, a Delhi based non-profit, used multiple parameters to judge the performance of MPs like attendance, participation in debates, raising of questions and introducing a private member’s bill. While Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supported Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha, Sanjay Kakade, has been the lowest performer as far as attendence, debate and raising questions in the RS is concerned while BJP’s Amar Sable has excelled in his performance on these parameters. Updated: Mar 16, 2018 11:25 ISTShrinivas Deshpande  - Hindustan Times, Pune With a year left for Lok Sabha polls, various Members of Parliament (MPs) from Pune and others have swung into action. They are clearing pending files and focusing on completion of developmental work. There are, however, representatives, whose overall performance has not been up to the mark. The latest report by PRS legislative research throws light on the performance of MPs from Lok Sabha (LS) and Rajya Sabha (RS), indicating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supported Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha, Sanjay Kakade, has been the lowest performer as far as attendence, debate and raising questions in the RS is concerned while BJP’s Amar Sable has excelled in his performance on these parameters. Similarly in the Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena leader Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil’s performance has been poor while Supriya Sule of NCP and Shrirang Barne of Shiv Sena have excelled in their performance, according to PRS legislative research, a Delhi based non-profit established in September 2005. The non-profit has used multiple parameters to judge the performance of MPs. Kakade, who was elected as MP in the Rajya Sabha on April 3,2014, has raised only five questions in four years and attended only 18% of the sittings of the Rajya Sabha, according to PRS legislative. His attendance has been much lower than the state and national average which is 76% and 78%. https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/this-exam-season-here-is-the-report-card-of-pune-s-members-of-parliament-based-on-their-performance/story-5Qs99DZxssCozh17nnFpnN.html

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