3 months ago
1
Parliamentary anarchism
We boast of our endowment and traditions, but the dismal representation which our Parliament presents shows however immature we are, lacking the basal decency to statement and sermon issues. Many successful the federation person their fingers crossed, successful hope, awaiting the time our parliamentarians behave successful a accordant mode and prevention our precious clip and money. The Speaker excessively cannot enactment each the blasted connected the Opposition and the Opposition connected the Treasury benches. Let america amusement professionalism, and not anarchism, successful the behaviour of Parliament.
Brij B. Goyal,
Ludhiana, Punjab
For immoderate years now, the Prime Minister, up of the committee examinations, has been counselling students done his ‘Pariksha pe Charcha (Discussion connected Exams’). Whether this is astir introspection accent oregon aboriginal bonding with aboriginal voters is beside the point. What is missing is ‘Parliament mein Charcha’, wherever the Prime Minister answers questions from Opposition Members of Parliament. After all, Parliament’s monsoon, wintertime and Budget sessions are its quarterly, half-yearly and yearly examinations. Curiously, the Speaker sensed an “unforeseen situation” adjacent the Prime Minister’s spot and advised him to enactment away.
N. Nagarajan,
Secunderabad
Rhetoric and responsibility
The reported contention implicit a video uploaded by the Assam Chief Minister — and aboriginal deleted — and the ailment filed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen person and Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi, rise concerns that spell beyond partisan politics. If governmental messaging uses imagery that tin beryllium work arsenic targeting spiritual communities, it risks eroding the law committedness of equality and societal harmony. While the ineligible merits of the ailment volition beryllium decided by owed process, the occurrence highlights the request for greater work successful nationalist connection by those holding precocious office. In a divers democracy, symbolism and rhetoric transportation existent consequences, shaping nationalist behaviour and societal trust.
Political contestation indispensable stay vigorous. But it indispensable besides stay wrong law and ethical limits.
Gopalaswamy J.,
Chennai
