Explanation:

Explanation: The Motion of Thanks is moved in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, after the President’s Special Address under Article 87(1). The Members of the Opposition tried to move an amendment to the Motion of Thanks to the President, citing the government’s failure to handle the COVID19 pandemic and alleges the use of the Pegasus spyware. These amendments were rejected by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Article 87 - Special address by the President:

? Clause (1) of the Article provides that o at the commencement of the first session after each general election to the House of the People and o at the commencement of the first session of each year, the President shall address both Houses of the Parliament assembled together and inform the Parliament of the causes of its summons.

? Clause 2 of Article 87 mentions that - provision shall be made by the rules regulating the procedure of either House for the allotment of time for discussion of the matters referred to in such address.

? No other business is transacted till the President has addressed both the Houses of the Parliament assembled together through the Special Address. Scope of Discussion – Motion of Thanks: ? Rule 17: Discussion on the matters referred to in the President’s Address takes place on a Motion of Thanks moved by a member and seconded by another member. ? Wide Scope of Discussion: The scope of discussion on the Address is very wide and the members are free to speak on all sorts of national or international problems. ? Matters not mentioned: Even the matters which are not specifically mentioned in the Address are brought into discussion through amendments to the Motion of Thanks. ? Limitations: The only limitations are that the members cannot refer to the matters which are not the direct responsibility of the Central Government and that the name of the President cannot be brought in during the debate, since the Government, and not the President, is responsible for the contents of the Address.