Missing Parliament?
Missing Parliament?
Shock and indignation.
Missing Parliament?
MPs must work towards reform Even when they are true,
figures are an unreliable basis for,They sanitise absences and
failures. But look again and it's a pretty spectacular abdication:
only 11 of the slotted 25 bills were passed in the Monsoon Session of
Parliament.
Lok Sabha lost 40 per cent of its time due to adjournments and the
Rajya Sabha lost 49 per cent.As many as four bills were passed without
discussion in the Lok Sabha. Look closer and the figures record a
slide.
If Lok Sabha worked 124 hours in Monsoon Session 2006, it worked only 65 hours in Monsoon Session '07. For the Rajya Sabha, the dip is by more than half. If bills passed were 17 in Monsoon Session '06, they were 11 in Monsoon Session '07. Something awful has been happening to India's Parliament.The latest episode Monday's sine die adjournment,four days ahead of schedule, after anadjournment a day is a confirmation That is what makes the fuss about the nuclear deal in Parliament mironical.Parliament has been either unwilling or unable to clear legislation that has been pending before it the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill since 2005, or The Indian Boilers (Amendment) Bill since 1994, to take just two examples. When MPs on the Opposition benches work up outrage over the lack of a JPC on the Indo-US nuclear deal, therefore, or insist that there be a discussion on it that is followed by a vote or else, their bad faith shows.It has been a long time since Parliament was accorde the respect and dignity it deserves in a vibrant democracy. And as crucial issues of public importance habitually bypass the House and play themselves out in their shorthand versions in TV studios,we may be in danger of becoming inured to the absence of a functioning Parliament. Parliamentary conduct is encouraging a frightening question in our parliamentary democracy:
If Lok Sabha worked 124 hours in Monsoon Session 2006, it worked only 65 hours in Monsoon Session '07. For the Rajya Sabha, the dip is by more than half. If bills passed were 17 in Monsoon Session '06, they were 11 in Monsoon Session '07. Something awful has been happening to India's Parliament.The latest episode Monday's sine die adjournment,four days ahead of schedule, after anadjournment a day is a confirmation That is what makes the fuss about the nuclear deal in Parliament mironical.Parliament has been either unwilling or unable to clear legislation that has been pending before it the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill since 2005, or The Indian Boilers (Amendment) Bill since 1994, to take just two examples. When MPs on the Opposition benches work up outrage over the lack of a JPC on the Indo-US nuclear deal, therefore, or insist that there be a discussion on it that is followed by a vote or else, their bad faith shows.It has been a long time since Parliament was accorde the respect and dignity it deserves in a vibrant democracy. And as crucial issues of public importance habitually bypass the House and play themselves out in their shorthand versions in TV studios,we may be in danger of becoming inured to the absence of a functioning Parliament. Parliamentary conduct is encouraging a frightening question in our parliamentary democracy:
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