Tuesday 6 September 2016

The performance of our Parliament

The performance of our Parliament.
After Independence we adopted Parliamentary democracy in our country and the same is One of the best systems for the governance of our country.
It may be said  that our Parliament has sufficiently elder now and since Independence during this long time our Parliament has not faced any threat.Natuarally very justified question will arise about the performance of the Parliament. During the long journey  it is obvious that sometimes it will function very good and sometimes not up to the mark. Once upon a time a good number of outstanding parliamentarians worked like Hirendra   Nath Mukherjee, Indrajit Gupta, Tridib chowdhuryv, chitta Bose , Shyma prasad Mukherjee, Humaun Kavir,  Samar Guha,Somenath chattererjee,Rammanahar Lohia,Atal Bihari Bajpai etc . They took Parliamentary work very seriously. They were very good orators and wise. Hence their debate were of high standard and the same attracted the educated people of the country. Besides jawharlal Nehru ,Indira Gandhi , Nara Sinha  Rao etc were good parliamentarians . Apart from these many good parliamentarians worked maintaining a high standard . For this they used to work hard. Many parliamentarians of the opposition parties used to deliver wonderful  lectures with argument and data and the same attracted the whole house including the ruling party. Unfortunately that era is probably lost for ever.Our country seems to be  the biggest Parliamentary country while the standard of our Parliament has been deteriorating continuously.
The suspension of business for unlimited period has become a regular practice ,as a result the working hours have been reducing considerably. It is very unfortunate that only a limited number of members take part in the debate.only a small number of good speeches can be heard.It is a matter of great regret that large number of members during their tenure do not utter a single word.They regularly attend the session and leave for home.

It is a matter of great concern that huge expenditure are incurred for running the Parliament while the sleeping members are only after their salaries and perquisites.  It is to be reviewed the total number of sleeping members and to see whether their performances can be improved.

Only area are left to spend the fund Of Mp land. It is doubtful in this area also how far they are successful.

The way the business of our Parliament are going there is no doubt that the situation is alarming specially the large suspension of work has been creating so many problems specially non passing of urgent bills . This situation has been continuing for many years and despite the various appeals from different corners  no change appears to have noticed.

The problem  may be solved only by the major parties following constant discussion.

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