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Chakshu Roy
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Arrest, debate, vote count: How US Congress and other parliaments ensure their members’ presence
In 1988, Republican senator Bob Packwood was arrested and carried into the US Senate to achieve quorum.
Chakshu Roy
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Parliament attendance on most days is 70%. So, what explains the empty benches during sessions?
Lack of incentives for MPs to participate in legislative debate lies behind the Houses being adjourned without doing business.
Chakshu Roy
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This monsoon session is an urgent reminder of long overdue reforms of India’s parliamentary calendar
The government’s legislative agenda was declared only on Sunday, July 16.
Chakshu Roy
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Political crises in Tamil Nadu, three other states expose the shortcomings of the anti-defection law
The 1985 law was to pave the way for clean politics, but has instead taken a toll on our legislative and political systems.
Chakshu Roy
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Parliament had full attendance and passed many bills this session – but that is not enough
Six of the ten bills were not even examined by a parliamentary standing committee, while some were passed without any or adequate debate.
Chakshu Roy