New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha MP HD Deve Gowda wrote a letter on Monday Congress MP Sonia Gandhi He expressed concern over the incident, describing it as “anarchy” inside Parliament and its premises. In his letter, Gowda shared that he was “deeply troubled” by the developments in Parliament, for which he held the opposition parties primarily responsible. The former PM also said that extreme disruption has been witnessed in Parliament in recent times.“I am deeply troubled by a certain anarchy being introduced inside the Parliament and in its larger premises, mainly by the opposition parties, without thinking,” Gowda wrote.He cautioned that such actions could have cascading effects on democratic institutions. He said, “I am not sure you imagine the consequences of such uncontrolled activity and spread of negative energy. I honestly feel, it can extremely damage the foundation of our democracy and leave a mark of indelible bitterness.”Gowda said that he had initially refrained from writing because he hoped that the situation would resolve itself. He said, “I was not very confident about writing to you at first because I thought things would improve with time. But, I’m afraid I don’t see any signs of improvement.”The former prime minister urged Sonia Gandhi to intervene, appealing to her seniority and experience in the opposition ranks. He wrote, “I do not want to degrade anyone, or diminish anyone’s role or enthusiasm. But I urge you, who are the eldest in the opposition, to take advantage of your political experience and maturity and talk to your party leaders and others.”Gowda also reflected on his long political career, saying he had spent most of his public life in the opposition. He wrote, “You know that I started my career at the grassroots level of our democratic institutions and overall spent 65 years of my life as an MLA and MP. This may be the last parliamentary session of my life.”He also said that Parliament has witnessed extreme disruption in recent times. “Incidents of sloganeering, placarding and name calling have increased in Parliament in recent times. There has been an attitude of non-seriousness, which has attacked my idea and construct of Parliament and parliamentary democracy,” Gowda wrote.He said Gandhi may ask opposition leaders to reconsider their approach towards protests in Parliament. “You can probably ask them not to harm themselves, their cause and their political future in the long run,” Gowda said.Emphasizing that protests are a legitimate part of parliamentary democracy, Gowda said they should be conducted in a way that “does not destroy what we have built together over more than 75 glorious years”.