ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author analyzes the transition of the Lok Sabha from its initial ‘glory’ years to its somewhat tarnished present by examining one aspect that best reflects the changing nature of Parliament: that is, the ever-increasing disruptions and agitations within the House. For some time now academics, journalists and even some politicians have bemoaned the decline of Indian Parliament. There is undoubtedly much that is wrong with Indian Parliament. However, Parliament’s reputation might have dipped, it reflects the successive waves of deepening of democracy, which has had an impact on its functioning. This has also perhaps led to an unconscious re-imagining and recasting of the British parliamentary system and its procedures that India chose to follow after independence.
