Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari on Jattvibeday bated for a stringent anti-defection law as he argued that the current composition of Lok Sabha contradicted the public mandate of 2024.He said Parliament should urgently look into the issue of large-scale defections. He told reporters, “The mandate given by the people in 2024 and the present composition of the Lok Sabha are very different. Therefore, Parliament should first deliberate on the issue of large-scale defections.“These defections have not taken place because of any ideological differences, policy disagreements or fundamental issues, but due to opportunism and political expediency,” he added.The Congress leader reiterated that the topmost priority for this monsoon session should be for Parliament to suspend all other business and deliberate on the urgent need for a new anti-defection law. “We need to establish a balance both inside and outside Parliament and in the state Assemblies on how real ideological or policy disagreements should be expressed. The recent political developments have only served to weaken India and its democracy,” he stated.“It is essential to curb the ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ (turncoat) politics — driven by opportunism rather than ideological or policy-based distinctions – that has taken hold in Parliament,” he stated.The monsoon session of Parliament is set to begin on Monday, with the government seeking support for key legislation, including women’s reservation, taxation and education reforms, while the Opposition is preparing to raise the issues of NEET paper leak, allegations over Ram Temple donation theft and political defections.The session, which will continue till August 13, will start amid changing political equations in Parliament after groups of MPs from the Trinamool Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) sought recognition as separate blocs from their parent parties.