V-P Voices Concern Over Rajya Sabha’s Productivity, Says ‘Disorder Is The New Order’

The session saw opposition parties coming together to take on the BJP-led government on the Adani issue. The second half of the budget session saw Congress and other opposition parties consistently raising the demand for a JPC probe into the Hindenburg-Adani row. The BJP members sought an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the United Kingdom. In his valedictory remarks, Vice President and Speaker Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the 259th session of Rajya Sabha has come to a close albeit on a note of concern.
Parliament is the watchdog of democracy and people are our watchdog and supreme masters.rnOur primary obligation is to serve them. The hallowed precincts of the Parliament are for discussions and deliberations, debates and decisions for the holistic welfare of the people, he said.How ironical disorder in Parliament is turning out to be the new order- a new norm that decimates the essence of democracy. How worrisome and alarming! Paramountcy of debate, dialogue, deliberation, and discussion in Parliament has yielded to disruption and disturbance, he added.Weaponising of politics by stalling the functioning of Parliament is pregnant with serious consequences for our polity. This is to the utter dislike of the people at large. In the public mind, we as a class are subject to disdain and ridicule. We need to reflect our track record on the anvil- expectations of the people. Posterity will judge us not by the decibels generated in shouting slogans, but by our multifarious contributions towards strengthening the growthtrajectory of our nation, the Chairman said.He said the productivity of the first part of the Budget Session was 56.3 percent, while for thesecond part, it plummeted to an abysmal 6.4 percent. Cumulatively, the House productivity wasonly 24.4 percent. Dhankar said disruptions claimed 103 hours and thirty minutes of its time.Let`s ponder over the dismal performance of the House and find a way out, he said.The tensions inside parliament had a reflection outside too with the BJP and Congress leaderstargeting each other. While Lok Sabha saw productivity of about 34 percent, in Rajya Sabha itwas 24.4 percent. Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said a total of six bills were passed by both the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.What do you think of this? Please comment