New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Expressing deep disappointment over the repeated disruptions in the monsoon session of Parliament, during which the opposition parties resorted to constant sloganeering over their demands, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh has said "whatever happened was a big strike on the foundations" of democracy in the country and "an attempt to undermine the credibility of Parliamentary democracy".

In an interview with ANI, Harivansh said that while there is constant invoking of the Constitution and copies of it being carried around, "what is the nature of our actual conduct".

Twelve bills were passed in the monsoon session of Parliament amid opposition protests. While there was brief debate on bills in the Rajya Sabha, th...