Indian Parliamentary Session Concludes Amidst Protests and Disruptions.......

 

India’s Parliament has just adjourned its least productive session in over a year, characterized by disruptions, brawls and rising tensions between the government and the opposition. The monsoon session — usually a key time for legislative debate — continued its unruly trend and ended with incomplete agenda.

At the heart of the discord were opposition calls for an investigation into allegations against the billionaire Gautam Adani, a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Allegations of cronyism, driven by controversial financial irregularities and the appearance of clients paying bribes in exchange for government contracts, deepened the political divide. Opposition parties claimed Adani’s relationship with Modi was eroding transparency in the government.

The turmoil reached a high point of scuffles between MPs, incessant adjournments, and a collapse in decorum. Some lawmakers denounced those actions as undignified, while others defended them as necessary to raise alarms about urgent issues.The government’s efforts to push key legislation, including proposed economic reforms, were largely brought to a halt by walkouts and a lack of consensus on the opposition side. It all drew fresh exasperation from Speaker Om Birla at the session’s failure, and spurred him to tell MPs to put the country before their political interests.

Adani probe': BJP accuses opponents of stalling proceedings to divert attention from their failures, rejects opposition calls to investigate Adani Opposition leaders have vowed to intensify their campaign with nationwide protests and public outreach to expose purported corruption. The dysfunction of this session has alarmed observers of India’s parliamentary democracy. Deepening polarization and eroding debate threaten the effectiveness of democratic institutions, analysts warn. With urgent matters such as economic recovery and climate change at hand, some restoration of decorum and constructive dialogue is needed.