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15 point reform charter for parliament

  1. Parties need to ensure attendance of at least 50% of their legislators all through the proceedings of the Houses by adopting a roster system.
  2. Review of anti-defection law.
  3. Review of the whip system which is “stifling reasonable dissent even on non-consequential matters”.
  4. Set up special courts for time-bound adjudication of criminal complaints against legislators.
  5. Pre and post legislative impact assessment.
  6. Address problem of rising number of legislators with criminal background.
  7. Governments should be responsive to opposition and opposition to be responsible and constructive while resorting to available parliamentary instruments
  8. Consensus on the proposal for simultaneous elections.
  9. Steps should be taken for the effective functioning of the Parliamentary Committees.
  10. The representation of women in legislatures needs to be raised.

Challenges and concerns:

The present pitfalls of our parliamentary democracy are too well known to be elaborated. Briefly, these include:

  1. Declining number of sittings of legislatures.
  2. Persistent disruptions.
  3. Declining quality of debates.
  4. Growing number of legislatures with criminal record.
  5. High degree of absenteeism.
  6. Inadequate representation of women.
  7. Rising money and muscle power in elections.
  8. Lack of inner democracy in functioning of the political parties.
  9. Poor knowledge, low argumentative power of the masses, negative influences of poverty and economic disparities.
  10. Faulty ‘First Pass the Post (FPTP) election system.
  11. Society’s perpetual habit of accepting all permeable state to control public and private affairs.
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