Breach and overreach

Sustained disruption needs systemic solutions

The ongoing winter session of Parliament will go down in history as an exceptional sitting, marked by a record number of suspensions of members. A total of 143 members of both houses have been suspended over the past several days. This is unfortunate, to say the least. While parliamentary discourse has generally declined over the years, the latest flashpoint between the Opposition and the Treasury Benches is the recent security breach, incidentally on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack at the old Parliament building. Although individuals involved in the act have been arrested and relevant security agencies are