Despite entering its third week, both Houses of Parliament have not been able to function for a single day. The ten working days of the Houses cannot be said to have been completely wasted. Because in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, a dozen bills could be passed. All of these are extremely important and include things that people need to know. But no one knows what the content is as they were passed by Parliament without any discussion. Where discussions and debates take place, there are shouts, slogan calls and attempts to interrupt.
Opposition leaders have repeatedly called for a "parallel" parliament to pressurize the government to discuss the issue. Leading leaders attended a consultative meeting of opposition leaders convened by Rahul Gandhi. The government and the Opposition have been at loggerheads in Parliament over the issue of 'Pegasus', which appeared the day before Parliament convened for the monsoon session. The government is reluctant to give in to the Opposition's demand that the issue be discussed in the House. Wise people ask why a crisis that can be resolved by allowing discussion is prolonged. The question of the opposition why the government refuses to discuss if there is no secret to hide is also relevant.
The Insurance Amendment Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday and the Inland Shipping Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha in a minute are very important legislation. The two bills were passed by the House without any discussion. The opposition's position that it will not allow the process to proceed smoothly is in effect helping the government. The Opposition cannot find a middle path without going through the path of confrontation alone. In the past, senior leaders used to intervene and find a way out of any crisis. The current controversy is overshadowed by the failure of the political leadership. Many do not even understand the futility of continuing to create a mess in Parliament in the name of already enacted Agricultural Bills.