"Need To Have More Meaningful Use Of Time In Parliament": Vice President

Speaking at a Constitution Day event in Parliament, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu voiced concern over disruptions in Parliament proceedings and said the people's mandate to the government should be respected.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today stressed that the Constitution requires the country to be a democratic republic and said legislatures should be guided by dialogue and debate and not be rendered dysfunctional through disruptions.

Speaking at a Constitution Day event in Parliament, he also voiced concern over disruptions in Parliament proceedings and said the people's mandate to the government should be respected.

The Rajya Sabha chairman said, "During the last 254th Session, the productivity further slipped to 29.60 per cent, which means that Rajya Sabha has lost about 70 per cent of functional time."

Therefore, all concerned need to ponder over rendering legislatures so dysfunctional, Mr Naidu said.