The winter session of Parliament ended on Monday without transacting any substantial business, going down in history as the only session virtually washed out due to standoff between the government and opposition.
Anguished over session-long logjam of Parliament, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar and Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari today asked members to introspect on the functioning of both the Houses.
"Personally it has been a sad experience for me and I hope Parliament functions smoothly in future," Kumar said.
Making his displeasure known, Ansari said, "All sections of the House would perhaps introspect on the record of this session to seek the distinction between dissent, remonstration, agitation and disruption."
"No debates or discussions on matters of public interest took place; no special mentions were made or laid on the table; no zero hour interventions were sought; no questions were answered orally and no supplementary questions were raised," he said.
The speaker also spoke in similar vein and reminded members of their responsibility to ensure that people's faith in democratic system is kept intact.
"We are a mature parliamentary democracy. Parliament is a forum to debate and sort out the differences. Our Parliament has many mechanisms to arrive at a consensus," she said.
Kumar said the time lost by Parliament, could have been used more meaningfully to the benefit of people whom the members represent.
The winter session of Parliament ended today without transacting any substantial business, going down in history as the only session virtually washed out due to standoff between the government and opposition over 2G spectrum scam.
Amid the pandemonium, the government managed to get its financial bills involving supplementary demands for about Rs46,000 crore passed.
Parliament could function barely for a few hours during the 23 sittings which began on November 9, as the united opposition forced adjournments almost everyday, within minutes of assembling.
Opposition members trooping into the well and shouting slogans demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe into the 2G spectrum allocation became a daily routine in both Houses.
Normalcy was seen in the Lok Sabha only on the first day of the session on November 9, when the Rajya Sabha was adjourned because of death of a sitting member.
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