The essence of parliamentary democracy lies in the ability to debate, discuss and dissent.
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Constructive criterion & debating. (3) Parliamentary Committees: There is decray in number of bills being suffered to Committees for eg: 71% in 15th Lok Sabha & 27% in 16th LS. (4) Criminalization of politics: Association of democratic reforms ADF expect show increasing number of candidates in parliament with criminal background: 29% (2009 to 43% in 2017) (5) Less time given to debate: Bills are passed in hurry without much debate for eg: In monsoon session of 2021, 5 bills were passed in 49 minutes. (6) Women representation: Lok Sabha has 11.3% and Rajya Sabha has 12% of women for member, this decreases quality of debate. (No effective leader of opposition) (8) Huge work load: Due to huge work load on parliament it is unable to perform efficiently CADR. Steps to Reform (1) Recommendation of NCRWC: Increase the minimum number of days as 100 & 120 for sittings for PS & LS respectively. Codify the privileges. (2) Legislative Impact assessment of each law on ground level about what effect it has on people. (3) Giving more powers to parliamentary Committee & offering more bills. (4) Parliamentary ombudsman: To do public scrutiny of members. Parliament is a temple of democracy. Quality of debates, discussions should be improved to cater to needs of India's 21st Century which wants to become vishvaguru and guide others.
— Abhishek Singh · AIR 1035
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Abhishek Singh
Parliament and State Legislatures - Structure, Functioning, Powers & Privileges
Conduct of Business
Constructive Criterion & Debate, Reforms
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