DC Edit | Parliament truce raises hope of healthy debate
Deccan ChronicleThe good news is that both Houses of Parliament got on to their normal functioning on Tuesday after the ruling front and the Opposition agreed to a ceasefire; their recalcitrance had forced a wash-out of the first week. The BJP-led NDA was in no mood to accommodate Opposition protests in the last Lok Sabha and it had led to unprecedented events which included suspension of almost the entire Opposition from both the Houses. The Lok Sabha election results altered dynamics within the Houses as the BJP now commands no majority in the Lower House on its own and the Opposition received a substantial mandate from the people to hold the government accountable for its sins of omission and commission. The Opposition may still feel stripped of an opportunity to use the parliamentary platform to beat the ruling party, and especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, using the businessman’s proximity to the powers that be. The Opposition can still go to the people exposing the government’s caginess when it comes to its perceived links with industrial groups facing allegations of corruption.
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