In a parliamentary democracy, the institution of parliament stands for deliberation and accountability. A government riding high on brute majority is interested in neither.

Majoritarian governments do not like fetters on their powers to amend the constitution. There is a reason why India is an example of this.

The biggest disservice that the government has done is making Parliament redundant in people’s imaginations.

With government tightly controlling agenda setting, parliament is virtually powerless to enforce rules of procedures. Internal checks having failed, it is either the court of people or the court of law which can deter the government from making laws in 'illegal' ways.

The NCRB's practice of clubbing the data for cases under distinct sections of the POCSO Act renders this data largely unintelligible and devoid of meaning.

There should be a central 'privacy commission' that should embody diversity of expertise and experience, a transparent selection process, and its functioning must be reviewed by both Houses of Parliament.