People are well aware of the challenges Speakers in our legislative bodies face today (OpEd page, ‘The Wednesday Interview’ – P.J. Kurien, “‘Stress and disorder are increasing in Parliament’,” May 30). because of the adversarial attitude being adopted in politics. Parliament has become a place only for a show of strength. The camaraderie of the past is rare. Whenever sessions are on, one only hears negative terms — “logjam” “disruption”, “bedlam” “impasse”, “standstill”, pandemonium”, “adjournment”. Just as we are exhorted to observe our responsibilities, our representatives need to follow the same.
R. Sridharan,
Chennai