Indian Parliament
Three more Opposition MPs suspended from LS
Earlier in the day, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had warned the three MPs against protesting in the House
Two more opposition members suspended from LS; total 143 suspended from both Houses
Thomas Chazhikadan of the Kerala Congress (Mani) and A M Ariff of the CPI(M) were suspended on Wednesday
49 more MPs suspended, Day 3 total reaches 141
43 Oppn MPs left in LS; I.N.D.I.A. calls for Dec. 22 protest
Speaker Suspends 14 Opposition MPs
Lok Sabha had initially suspended 14 members, but later the suspension of DMK MP Parthiban was revoked as he was not present in the House
An insider critiques the Indian parliament
The subjects under discussion here can make for a useful handbook
AA Edit | India’s democracy now needs to course correct
What Indians are seeing today is an attempt by every player in the game to turn the idea of representative democracy on its head
AA Edit | Opp. boycott of opening of new Parl is bad optics
It is ironic, historically speaking, because Mahatma Gandhi was absent in the Parliament on the midnight hour of freedom on August 15, 1947
Manish Tewari | What ails Parliament?
A salient instrument of holding government accountable is Question Hour
Shikha Mukerjee | Parl as a battleground: Does disruption help govt or Opp?
The disruption provoked by the ruling side is identical to the art of the double con games and heists made popular on Netflix
AA Edit | Mum’s not the word in House
A fair bit of dissent and demonstrativeness is part of the package that defines democracy, especially a loud one like India