: Democracy is gasping for breath in India, says Congress leader P Chidambaram #IndiaNEWS Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said he was of the opinion that Parliament has become dysfunctional

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Democracy is gasping for breath in India, says Congress leader P Chidambaram #IndiaNEWS
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said he was of the opinion that Parliament has become dysfunctional and alleged that democracy is “gasping for breath� in India, reported PTI.“Institutions have been tamed or emasculated or captured,� Chidambaram said. “...We may have the shell of democracy, but inside, the shell has been hollowed out.�The monsoon session of Parliament has witnessed low productivity ever since it started on July 18. According to a report published on July 31, The productivity of the Upper House fell to 16.49% in the second week from 26.90% in the first week. The proceedings have been adjourned frequently amid the Opposition’s demand for a discussion on inflation and tax increases on several goods and services.On August 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told both Houses of the Parliament that the government has managed to keep inflation at 7% or below that level and there was no question of India slipping into stagflation or recession. Despite that, the Reserve Bank of India on August 5 said that inflation is expected to remain high. On Sunday, Chidambaram claimed that the disorderly situation in Parliament has resulted from the treasury benches having “no interest in dialogue, discussion and debate�.He added, “Let me ask, what calamity would have befallen if the government had agreed...Read more

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