Disruption has taken precedence over debate in Parliament: Rijiju

THE quality of Parliamentary debates in India has declined over the years with disruptions increasingly taking the place of meaningful discussions, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju has said.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru

THE quality of Parliamentary debates in India has declined over the years with disruptions increasingly taking the place of meaningful discussions, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju has said. He was addressing the advocates of the High Court of Karnataka on 'Parliamentary System in the Largest Democracy in the World' on Saturday.

"When I entered Parliament, leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chandra Shekhar, George Fernandes, and Sushma Swaraj would engage in powerful debates. We, as young MPs, would listen and learn from them. Today, unfortunately, disruption has taken precedence over debate," the minister said.