Zero Hour allows MPs to raise matters without prior notice.
The time when the Members of Parliament can raise issues of urgent public importance is called
Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2021 22 · Topic: The Parliament (Devices of Parliamentary Procedure: Questions Hour, Zero Hour, Motions, Resolutions)
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