Context
As standards of conduct in the house deteriorate, worries are being raised about the state of parliamentary democracy in India. Many worry that this behaviour has seriously harmed the legislature's reputation and has major ramifications for India's democracy going forward.

Examples of the erosion of parliamentary democracy and behaviour  
·         In India's Parliament, disruption is a typical practise because members frequently think that demonstrating the strength of their party positions is more essential than discussing the law.
·         In the previous session, the opposition parties banded together to block both houses virtually every day, and there have been very few sessions in recent years without some days being lost to purposeful disruption.
·         Despite freshly elected MPs being warned against speaking out of turn, shouting slogans, waving signs, and entering the house well, the Parliament has also seen instances of behaviour violations.
·         When an MP once used pepper spray in the well, it made the Speaker and other MPs uncomfortable.
·         Legislators frequently break the norms they are supposed to enforce, which has resulted in situations when they have charged the presiding officer's desk, grabbed their microphone, and tore up papers.
·         The MPs were temporarily suspended for these offences, and after an apology, they were quietly reinstated.
 
How can the potential for interruptions be reduced?  
Opposition parties choose to disrupt proceedings because they feel their opinions are not given enough weight during legislative debates. 
1.                  Providing the Opposition with an agenda-setting day each week, called “opposition day”, could help tackle the source of disruption. 
·         On this day, opposition parties would be able to select particular policy areas or topics to put to the House for discussion. This would provide them with an opportunity to debate important issues, criticise government policies and offer alternative solutions.
·         The Government and opposition parties could agree on a number of “opposition days” within a parliamentary session. 
·         Adopting this approach could give the Opposition a dedicated space within the parliamentary calendar to voice its views and priorities, potentially reducing disruption.

2.                  The Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQs), which is a practise in the British Parliament.  
·         Every Wednesday at noon while the UK's House of Commons is in session, PMQs are held.
·         Before supplementaries and other MPs take the floor, the Leader of the Opposition asks the Prime Minister a series of brief questions.
·         The Prime Minister gives concise, direct answers to each inquiry.

 3. Changes to the Speaker's position.  
·         It might be possible to change the existing practise of rejecting each and every adjournment motion introduced by an opposition MP. 
·         Reforms could also include grouping all opposition-submitted amendments into one and rejecting them by voice vote without discussion.

Conclusion   
The reforms suggested above would allow Opposition members to feel valued and not disregarded, help reduce the precious time lost to disruptions which is essential for a healthy parliamentary democracy. 

LTX Mains Question
  Q. Explain the decline of Parliamentary Democracy, Parliamentary Reforms