Why the Opposition’s strategy appears to be ‘no work, only disruption’
The evil design of the Congress, the main Opposition party, has been exposed by itself. The last two days’ behavior of the Opposition MPs in both Houses of Parliament is a blot on the “temple of democracy”. This has been strengthened by a political migratory bird from Telangana who herself does not know the number of parties in which she has served before ending up at the feet of the signora who stays at 10 Janpath Road at government expenses. The lady in question described the members of parliament as canines, forgetting the fact that she too belonged to the same species.
The Opposition’s only demand was a discussion on the Election Commission of India, the chief election commissioner, and the labor codes. The government informed them that while it was game for a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, it was against any discussion on the Election Commission of India because it is a Constitutional Body. The government also expressed its willingness to have a detailed discussion on the labor codes.
But the intention of the Opposition is clear. The Opposition parties do not want the Houses to function, and they are against the legislation of any laws that would benefit the common man. The agitation on Vote Chori fizzled out with the declaration of the results of the election held for the Bihar Legislative Assembly. But the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is keeping on beating a dead horse and hoping against hope that it would yield some results in the legislative elections to be held in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puthussery, and Assam.
During the tenure of the governments headed by the Congress, we have seen the opposition bringing both the Houses to a grinding halt, but those incidents were for reasons ranging from corruption and favoritism. There was a sense of decency and dignity associated with those protests. But the present members of Congress and their allies (if there are any such constituents) behave like a bunch of hooligans in the House. Renuka Chaudhury, once known as the flame of Indian politics, may have these opposition leaders in mind while referring to them as canines. It has to be accepted by one and all that the treasury benches maintain decorum and dignity of the Houses, irrespective of the kind of actions displayed by the likes of the opposition members. They lost the match by sets and games. This is the sum total of their performance in the House. The action of Mallikarjun Kharge, the LoP in Rajya Sabha, who is also the president of the Congress, is pathetic. Poor man, denied the chief ministership of Karnataka, he was elevated as a court jester of the AICC headquarters. He has become an orderly entrusted with the task of doing menial jobs in three residences in New Delhi. Things reached a level when K C Venugopal, the guru of Rahul Gandhi, started issuing orders to Kharge, a former chief minister of Karnataka.
The Opposition’s only agenda is to subvert the functioning of the Indian Parliament. What they were doing under the pretext of protests against CAA, Farm Bill, Abolition of Article 370, and triple talaq, they have extended it to the sanctum sanctorum of Parliament. The representatives elected by the people remind us of ruffians. Those who take this observation with a pinch of salt may kindly watch the live telecast of the proceedings of both Houses. There are two TV channels airing the “show” live so that the entire nation gets a first-hand experience of how the lawmakers function in the Houses.
God Save Indian Democracy!
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