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Parliament turned into meme while accountability takes back seat
India has a special place called Parliament where leaders are supposed to talk about big problems and make new laws.
For a whole month, though, the leaders did not do their work.
Instead, they shouted rude slogans, held soft toys, and made jokes.
This cost the country about 200 crores of rupees.
Before this, students had gathered for a rally at a place called Jantar Mantar, and the police fired at them.
The leaders wanted to know who ordered the police to shoot.
The writer of the article thinks the leaders were really trying to stop new laws from being passed.
The writer also says leaders should work for the people instead of acting like they are in a show.
He believes leaders should not get their salary if they stop Parliament from working.
The full monsoon session of India's Parliament was disrupted, reportedly costing about Rs 200 crore in public money.
Congress party leaders in their sixties held soft toys and shouted slogans such as '56-inch ka chota bander' in the House.
The opposition demanded accountability for the violent July 20 Jantar Mantar rally, with Rahul Gandhi seeking a one-liner reply on who ordered the firing.
The article alleges NEET reforms were a cover and that the opposition's real aim was to stall the FRCA, delimitation, and women's reservation bills.
Rahul Gandhi hugged Sandip Deekshit during a stage show on foreign policy, after Deekshit made a sexist remark about Italian Prime Minister Meloni.
- Who
- Elected MPs, especially Congress party leaders and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the Union government, and students protesting at Jantar Mantar and in Jharkhand.
- What
- The entire monsoon session of Parliament was disrupted by protests and theatrics over demands for accountability, costing about Rs 200 crore.
- Where
- The Indian Parliament and Jantar Mantar, with student protests also reported in Kerala and Jharkhand.
- When
- Monsoon session over the past month; the Jantar Mantar rally turned violent on July 20.
- Why
- The opposition demanded accountability for police firing at the Jantar Mantar rally; the article alleges the real aim was to stall bills such as the FRCA and the women's reservation bill.
Opposition's Position
Government Side & Author's Position
Accountability for the Jantar Mantar rally
Opposition's Position
The opposition demanded a one-liner reply on who ordered firing at the July 20 rally, said the Home Minister should answer, and asserted that the PM must resign; students demanded a CBI probe.
Government Side & Author's Position
The article argues the opposition refused to hear the Home Minister's speech and avoided a proper debate because they knew they would face an embarrassing situation, calling one-liner demands contrary to how Parliament should function.
Reason for the session washout
Opposition's Position
The opposition said after Parliament adjourned sine die that they had successfully stalled bills including the FRCA, the delimitation bill, and the women's reservation bill.
Government Side & Author's Position
The article alleges NEET reforms were just a 'cover fire' and that the opposition's real game plan was to stall these bills, wasting Rs 200 crore and a full parliamentary session.
Response to student protests in Jharkhand vs Jantar Mantar
Opposition's Position
Congress said the Jharkhand issue cannot be compared with Jantar Mantar, as police there were restrained, no pellet guns were used, only lathi-charge, and 98% of student demands were accepted.
Government Side & Author's Position
The article notes opposition parties were silent on police force and Section 108 cases against students in Jharkhand, despite making so much noise over Jantar Mantar.
Key facts
- Reported public money lost
- About Rs 200 crore
- Session affected
- Full monsoon session of Parliament
- Jantar Mantar rally date
- July 20
- Opposition's key demand
- One-liner reply on who ordered firing during the Jantar Mantar rally
- Bills allegedly targeted for stalling
- FRCA, delimitation bill, women's reservation bill
- Jharkhand student protests
- Protest over JSPSC question paper leak; cases under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (attempted murder)
- Proposed reform by author
- No salary or pension for MPs who disrupt proceedings
- Article author
- Former Chief Editor of The Hans India
Quotes
Congress spokesperson
Member of the Congress party, criticised for theatrical slogans
“"56-inch ka chota bander, Jaldi aao Sadan ke Andar."”
thehansindia.com
“"The country has a non-biological PM."”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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