Editorial
Speaker is right to be upset
Must we forget our manners?
We can only commiserate with the Speaker of the Jatiyo Sangshad for his frustration at the way some members of the parliament have conducted themselves in the House, and has vented his displeasure, rightly. It is for the second time in as many weeks that we have commented on the issue. To say the least, the standard of debate in the Sangsad that we have been unfortunately exposed to recently has left us dumbfounded.
And for many of those that had taken to watching the proceedings of the parliament on the TV have chosen of late not to do so fearing the adverse impact it might have on their children.
We all feel embarrassed, and we are sure the honourable members of the parliament do too, at the use of indecent words about fellow parliamentarians. Listening to the tone and tenor of the speeches of some of the members of the parliament it appears that there is perhaps an effort to outdo one another in invectives, vituperation and broadsides that have crossed not only the limit of parliamentary decorum but also civilised norms.
And the Whips must take seriously the words of the Speakers that they are allowing time to those members of their respective parties who make it a point to use unprintable epithets about their opponents. And even worse, such remarks are cheered by the party MPs.
We understand that expunging the remarks of the lawmakers is not a palatable job, and it is not an end in itself, which must ensure that such attitude is abjured by the parliamentarians. We fear that if things continue in such a vein there may be very little left of the proceedings after deleting the unparliamentry remarks of the members. We emphasise that the parliament members are elected leaders of the people and many look up to them to set examples of uprightness, honesty, and sobriety. We must say that the goings-on in the house have disappointed us in this regard.
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