Sandeep BadadAIR 82 · CSE 2025 · 173 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a constitutional or legal provision
Art 93 provides for office of Speaker who is envisaged to act impartially to ensure smooth functioning of the temple of democracy.
Body · points
Centrality of impartiality
- Ensures decorum of house: where members conduct lawfully
- Ensures dignity of the parliament by using point of order etc eg expulsion of MP for derogatory remark
- Ensures quality debate and discussion eg Adequate time to MP over a bill or issue
- Ensures inclusivity → all members and parties are given adequate opportunity to express & participate
- Facilitates scrutiny of executive and legislative action eg by setting Agenda, committees
- Accountability of executive & Legislature eg Discussion over money bill certificate
- Fairness in disqualification dispute under Anti-defection law (X-10) eg MH speaker over split of shiv sena
- Preserves democratic tradition
Close · a way forward
eg facilitate active questioning as in question hour & zero hour
However challenges remain due to party affiliation, partisanship and poor ethics.
Way forward: British model of 'once a speaker always a speaker'
Somnath Chatterjee exemplified impartiality and in upholding parliamentary integrity.
1 more topper’s answer to this question, part by part, and how they all approached it: open the question.