Disruptions are a malady; Parliament risks sliding into irrelevance, says Dhankhar
Chiding the Rajya Sabha members for disrupting the House for three days, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said that straying from its constitutional duty to represent people’s hopes and aspirations parliament risks sliding into irrelevance.
His comments came minutes before he adjourned the House of the day. Minutes after the house sat down for business, Mr. Dhankhar informed that 16 notices under Rule 267 seeking suspension of the business of the day to discuss the subject of their notice, have been moved. Seven of these notices were regarding “allegation of corruption against the Adani group”, six of them on “recent violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh,” and three of them about “alarming and continued violence in Manipur”.
Mr. Dhankhar rejected the notices, inviting uproar from the Opposition. Chair can be convinced, Mr. Dhankhar said, only by “exhibiting the highest standard of conformance to the rules.”
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar criticises members for continued disruption of House.
Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar criticizes Rajya Sabha members for disrupting the House, warning of parliament’s slide into irrelevance.