Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- Shiv Sena spokesperson Shaina NC on Friday accused the opposition of indulging in "disruptive politics" and questioned the functioning of Parliament, saying taxpayers were watching how the time of the Houses was being utilised.

Speaking to ANI, Shaina said the Lok Sabha functioned for only 29 per cent of the scheduled time, while the Rajya Sabha functioned for 34 per cent during the session. "Opposition has only played disruptive politics. Little do they realise that the taxpayers are watching," she said, questioning the amount of parliamentary time lost due to disruptions.

Shaina said that out of the 37 hours of discussion held during the session, several legislative measures were passed, while a number of other Bill...