The next time you brave the incessant rains, the potholed roads, the irritating traffic jams and what not in bid to reach your workplace on time; you can draw some inspiration from our Lok Sabha members.
As per news reports Lok Sabha sat for 7.42 hours in 10 days of the monsoon session which accounts for just 12% of the total available sitting time. 88% time was lost to adjournments. 7 bills were introduced and none were passed. This is the productivity of people who pull the strings of our country!! No wonder India is lacking direction due to futile legislation and add on to it the pathetic implementation.
Important bills like Land Acquisition, Direct Taxes Code Bill, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill are in queue to be passed. The much disputed Food Security Bill of an ambitious UPA also makes to the list.
Over the years our parliamentarians have been governed by their humongous ego which disallows them to budge. Chained by loyalty and commitment to their respective parties, our MPs can’t avoid a cynical view about most proposals presented by the opposition group. Obstinacy often shrinks the bandwidth of functioning of our parliamentarians. As a result important legislations remain unfocussed. Previous grievances which are often least related to the bills engulf much of the sitting time. In the current monsoon season anti Telengana protests, missing Coalgate files did the same. The affairs are worth debate but yet shouldn’t be done at the cost of important bills.
Political issues arising from every day India and most frustratingly from corrupt, inefficient politicians are never ending. Stalling sessions at the expense of ‘need of the hour’ laws symbolizes insensitivity and lack of prioritization. Perceiving everything in terms of political edge has been paralyzing India for years. Filibustering, shouting of acerbic remarks leading to chaotic Parliament and its eventual disruption needs to be checked. One shouldn’t get offended at everything.
The MPs need to be sensitive about the bigger picture. Their experience should help them gauge the implications waiting to arise from their abysmal productivity. A more coherent and united Parliament is what India needs.
Every citizen of India is directly or indirectly affected by the legislations passed in the Parliament. We all look up to our MPs for proper administration and for laws needed to drive the nation properly. It is time the notion got cleared –
It is not the people who owe their existence to the Parliament; rather it’s the Parliament which is solely for the service of the people.
Pic Courtesy : The Hindu
Green: Sitting hours
Red : Lost Hours
Pic Courtesy : The Hindu
Green: Sitting hours
Red : Lost Hours
