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Sushma Swaraj blames Congress for parliament disruptions

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Saturday blamed the Congress-led UPA government for the disruptions in the 15th Lok Sabha.Sushma Swaraj, who is the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, also

"Many remarkable legislations have been passed by this Lok Sabha... But we could have passed some more good legislations if parliament would have functioned," she added.

The 15th Lok Sabha has been the most disrupted ever with overall productivity being 61 percent. Just 13 percent of the time was spent on legislative business, 74 major bills were left pending and 20 bills were passed with less than five minutes of discussion.

The 15th Lok Sabha (2009-14) met for 357 days and 1,338 hours against an average of 600 days and 3,700 hours for the first three Lok Sabhas (1952-67).