Virtually justifying the ongoing protests in Parliament, Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said it would be unfair to blame the Opposition for forcefully raising peoples issues in the House. As the Rajya Sabha bade farewell to about 60 of its retiring members, Azad chose the moment to justify the protests on issues like the banking scam, the Cauvery dispute or the demand for special status to Andhra Pradesh, which have disrupted the proceedings for over the past three weeks. Asserting that democracy is alive due to Parliament, he said our protests were never against the Chair or against some particular people. They were not politically motivated. It was not against the colleagues, while asserting that major issues critically affecting the people were being raised. I want to tell the nation that if democracy is alive in the country, it is because of Parliament,the senior Congress leader said, adding that the Opposition has a right to raise such issues in Parliament to discharge its duties.