Jagdeep Dhankhar said that democracy thrives when its three facets the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive adhere to their respective boundaries . He said that any intrusion by one institution in the domain of the other has the ability to damage the governance apple cart .
Jagdeep Dhankhar, chairman of Rajya Sabha, said today that any attempt by the three government departments to overlap in their respective areas has the ability to damage the governance apple cart, and that all should respect the system.His first remarks in the Upper House came amid the government and the judiciary's handling of judges' appointments.Mr Dhankhar said that democracy thrives when its three facets — the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive — adhere to their respective boundaries, adding that any intrusion by one institution in the domain of the other has the ability to damage the governance apple cart.This House is in a unique position to take positive steps to bring about congeniality among these spheres of governance.
According to him, the Bill received unprecedented reception from Lok Sabha, who unanimously passed with no abstention on August 13, 2014.It was adopted by this House unanimously on August 14, 2014, with one abstention.Mr Dhankhar said that there has never been a case in parliamentary history in which a legally legitimized constitutional provision has been judicially ignored, adding that it was a worrying example of a significant disregard of the people's rights in which this House and the Lok Sabha are custodians, and that this House has been encouraged to assert its rights in a democratic manner.We need to be cognizant of the significant public discomfort and disillusionment with the lack of decorum in the temple of democracy, he said.