India, Aug. 14 -- The monsoon session of Parliament was expected to be a stormy one. The Opposition had signalled that it wanted to corner the government on the NEET paper-leak issue and misappropriation of donations in Ram Mandir. The country hoped that our parliamentarians would constructively debate pressing national issues and find solutions. However, the session came to a disappointing end on August 13, with Parliament failing in its constitutional responsibility of discussing critical national issues.

The Opposition parties and the government could not agree upon the mechanics of discussing the contentious issues of paper leakage and the handling of the student protest in Jantar Mantar. As a result, the entire monsoon session was w...