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The men who shaped independent India’s parliamentary secretariat

Chakshu Roy, Times of India, August 29, 2021,
The visible part of a vibrant legislature is members of Parliament (MPs) passionately debating critical national issues that shape the country. But a secretariat independent of the government, working tirelessly in the background supporting legislative functioning, is the backbone of Parliament. Two...
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What Indian lawmaking needs: More scrutiny, less speed

Chakshu Roy, Indian Express, August 25, 2021,
The recent Monsoon Session of Parliament is proof that the speed of passing laws trumps their rigorous scrutiny in our legislative process. These pages have been replete with statistics about the two Houses passing laws in the din in a matter of minutes. Our national legislature has similarly enacte...
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Monsoon Session broadened divide between Oppn, govt

Mridhula Raghavan, Chakshu Roy, Deccan Herald, Aug 15, 2021,
Parliament is a forum for politics and discussion. Its sessions have a dual purpose. Members of Parliament across the aisle use this national forum to draw attention to problems faced by the people. They use different parliamentary mechanisms to keep... Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/...
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Lung power, with acoustics on the House

Chakshu Roy, Indian Express, August 15, 2021,
Parliament is a venue for passionate debate and often slogan-shouting, as was evident in the recently curtailed Monsoon Session. In its debating chambers, every Member of Parliament is audible while making an argument or silencing an opponent. Being heard here is not simply a function of lung power ...
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The only man whose photo hangs inside the Lok Sabha

Chakshu Roy, Times of India, August 15, 2021,
Vithalbhai Jhaverbhai Patel's presence should constantly remind our parliamentarians about their responsibility to the Constitution and people In August of 1925, there was excitement in Simla. Members of the legislative assembly were in town to participate in the session of the national leg...
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Parliament is abdicating its oversight role

MR Madhavan, The Hindu, August 13, 2021,
The monsoon session which has ended is another example of Parliament being quite ineffective in all its functions (Read More) ...
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Monsoon session: India’s parliamentary democracy is in crisis

Chakshu Roy, Hindustan Times, August 12, 2021,
Parliament can change its rules to give MPs more teeth in questioning the government and empower its committees to become critical stakeholders in the law-making process. This will increase the stake that MPs have in the effective functioning of the institution, and disincentivise them from disrupti...
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Why ruling parties seek refuge in disrupting Parliament

Chakshu Roy, Times of India, August 10, 2021,
The disruption of the proceedings over the years means that the debate happens everywhere other than in the House, which is undermining the institution Have you heard of Rufus E Miles? If yes, then you know that in the late 1940s, he described what is currently happening in our Parliament. If you...
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Solution for disruption of Parliament: More working days

Chakshu Roy, Indian Express, August 3, 2021,
Disruption is replacing discussion as the foundation of our legislative functioning. The passionate debate that should inform the country is taking place everywhere other than in Parliament. Last week, this newspaper reported that the government is considering curtailing the monsoon session of Parli...
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