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A Moral Failure
Context:
The institutional weakening of Parliament is eroding the legislative significance, professionalization of politics, and decline in political morality.
Institutional Weakening of Parliament
- Suspension of Opposition MPs: The recent suspension of a significant number of Opposition MPs during the Winter Session highlights the institutional weakening of Parliament.
- Conflict over Discussion Norms: Parliament has transformed into a zone of conflict, sidelining established norms of discussion and deliberation, as the ruling party uses House rules to suppress the Opposition.
- Deeper Political Crisis: The government versus Opposition framework reveals a deeper political crisis, posing a challenge to democratic values and constitutional principles.
Erosion of Legislative Significance
- Loss of Political Significance: Legislative discussions have lost political significance, with MPs adhering strictly to party lines, resulting in unrelated speeches, disruptions, and a lack of meaningful contribution.
- Professionalization of Politics: The professionalization of politics is evident, with leaders viewing politics as a means to gain power and achieve upward mobility, departing from earlier ideals of social service.
- Failure of Democratic Capability: Parliamentarians' failure to foster a culture of mutual learning through healthy discussions weakens the democratic capability of Parliament.
Intellectual Vacuum and Decline of Morality
- Competitive Electoral Politics: Political parties engage in competitive politics, avoiding ideological challenges and embracing dominant narratives for electoral viability, contributing to an intellectual vacuum.
- Lack of Political Ideas: The intellectual bankruptcy of the political class hinders the generation of new political ideas, compromising the level of legislative discussions.
- Decline of Political Morality: There is a serious decline in political morality, as parliamentary rules are invoked without reference to larger democratic principles, transforming the Constitution into a rigid document.
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