Home matters: on bring back democratic majesty of Parliament

The government’s stubborn refusal to enable an instant conversation on Delhi’s communal blaze, in February, as required by the Opposition, has brought Parliament to a gridlock. The violence, that claimed more than 50 lives, happened when the Budget session was on a 15- day recess. The altercation over a suitable timing for a conversation on the problem has heightened the hostility between the treasury benches and the Opposition. The federal government took the position that the conversation might be enabled only after the scenario relaxes further. Outnumbered and rejected a hearing, Congress members turned to disruptive strategies which resulted in the suspension of seven of them for the rest of the session. The punishment is maybe too harsh– in the perplexing parallel drawn by the celebration leader, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, like sending out a pickpocket to the gallows. Speaker Om Birla has actually kept away for three days, upset over the behaviour of