{"id":345390,"date":"2025-08-29T19:09:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=345390"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:19:39","slug":"parliamentary-functioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/parliamentary-functioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary Functioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source: <\/strong>The post <strong>Parliamentary Functioning <\/strong>has been created, based on the articl<strong>e \u201cStory of another washout\u201d\u00a0 published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 29th August 2025. Parliamentary Functioning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-345488\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Parliamentary-Functioning.png?resize=389%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Parliamentary Functioning\" width=\"389\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Parliamentary-Functioning.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Parliamentary-Functioning.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Parliamentary-Functioning.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Parliamentary-Functioning.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context:<\/strong> Parliament is the supreme deliberative body of Indian democracy. However, recent sessions, including the Monsoon Session, have witnessed repeated disruptions, adjournments, and passage of bills without discussion.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Causes of Parliamentary Washouts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Partisan Standoffs<\/strong>: Ruling party&#8217;s reluctance to engage with the Opposition, while the Opposition resorts to protests and repeated points of order.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erosion of Deliberative Space<\/strong>: Business Advisory Committee (BAC) functioning reduced to formality. Important bills are frequently pushed through without achieving consensus on the floor of the House.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rushing Legislation<\/strong>: Important bills such as the <em>Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, Online Gaming Bill, and Taxation Laws Bill<\/em> were passed without discussion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weak Backchannel Negotiations<\/strong>: Decline in informal government\u2013Opposition dialogue, which is crucial for smooth functioning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misuse of Parliamentary Rules<\/strong>: Frequent rejection of opposition notices for short-duration discussions under Rule 193 or adjournment motions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Consequences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Democratic Deficit<\/strong>: Parliament becomes a mere <em>\u201cbill factory\u201d<\/em> rather than a forum for debate and scrutiny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decline in Accountability<\/strong>: Ministers escape questioning on governance failures; Opposition voices muted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poor Quality Legislation<\/strong>: Laws passed without adequate debate often face constitutional or practical challenges later.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Distrust<\/strong>: Citizens lose faith in Parliament as a space for genuine representation of their concerns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weakening of Committees<\/strong>: Parliamentary committees, especially Joint Parliamentary Committees (JPCs), dominated by the ruling coalition, reduce credibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Institutionalising Dialogue<\/strong>: Restore regular all-party meetings and strengthen BAC\u2019s independent role.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandating Minimum Discussion<\/strong>: Require at least a fixed number of hours of debate per bill before passage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strengthening Committees<\/strong>: Empower JPCs and Standing Committees with greater independence and binding recommendations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rule Reforms<\/strong>: Ensure fair use of adjournment motions and points of order without diluting parliamentary productivity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Change in Politics<\/strong>: Shift from confrontation to consensus-building through norms of parliamentary civility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Accountability<\/strong>: Televising committee meetings, publishing legislative impact assessments, and penalising repeated disruptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> Frequent washouts of Parliament sessions undermine democracy. Discuss the causes, consequences, and reforms needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post Parliamentary Functioning has been created, based on the article \u201cStory of another washout\u201d\u00a0 published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 29th August 2025. Parliamentary Functioning. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Governance Context: Parliament is the supreme deliberative body of Indian democracy. 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