Lucknow, Oct. 8 -- Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan on Thursday said protests are an essential part of democracy, "but creating a ruckus every day and doing so on flimsy pretexts is another matter".

On the INDIA bloc protest in Delhi, Paswan said the opposition should question the government but also make efforts to get answers instead of repeatedly creating a ruckus.

"Democracy permits protests; you certainly should protest, and indeed, democracy is strengthened by it. The more robust or active the opposition appears, the greater the accountability of the government and the ruling party. So, by all means, corner them and ask questions, but also make an effort to seek the answers to those questions," Paswan sai...