<b>Letters:</b> Parliament report card

The almost empty seats in the Houses towards the end of sessions were a disappointment

With reference to “Budget session ends with many firsts” (April 13), the opposition parties needed the shock of an abject defeat in the recent assembly elections to realise that frequent interruptions in parliamentary work were counterproductive. On the other hand, the handsome wins have made Bharatiya Janata Party arrogant, so much so as to pack the money Bill with quite a few non-monetary issues as a device to ignore the Rajya Sabha where it lacks majority. Between the two extremes, Parliament redeemed itself by its productivity and useful contribution in the debates in both Houses. Lok Sabha registered 108 per