Storming the Well not healthy for democracy: Naik

After Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's loud thinking on the issue of lawmakers storming the Well, Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik today said the tendency was not healthy for democracy.
"Today I feel the biggest problem in proceeding of a House is storming into the Well. Today, not only opposition, but even ruling party members storm the Well. This is not good for a healthy democracy," Naik said in his valedictory speech at the 77th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies here.
With increasing incidents of disruption in Parliament as well as state Assemblies, Mahajan had yesterday quoted a lawyer who had suggested automatic suspension of members if they barge into the Well, triggering a debate on the idea.

Naik said, "This is electronic age and everything is live on television. An Assembly is not the place to fight. Even children say there is more discipline in their schools".
"As Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, even Atal Bihari Vajpayee used to get angry whenever we talked about getting into the Well of Parliament," he said.
He said though provisions were available, strict action needs to be taken in this regard.

Comparing it with cancer, he said a treatment has to be found.
Expressing concern over parliamentary logjam, the UP Governor said that the Question Hour and Zero Hour should not be stalled.

"Question Hour and Zero Hour must be held. It should not be killed," he said.
Naik said as Upper House was considered to be that of intellectuals, bills should not be obstructed unnecessarily.
"Let the opposition have its say and the government its way," he said, adding that the Speaker's decision should be impartial and sound eligible to all the parties concerned.