Indian Parliament disruptions leave little time for legislating

Study finds houses functioned for a fraction of scheduled hours in latest session

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A study found that India's lower house functioned for less than 46 hours out of its scheduled 133 during the latest budget session, while the upper house clocked just 32 out of 130. © Reuters

NEETA LAL, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- Indian politicians and pundits are warning about the state of the country's democratic discourse after a chaotic session of Parliament that one study suggests was among the least productive ever.

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