Jay Panda of the BJD, a well admired  politician from Odisha, revealed this on a leading television channel on Tuesday evening. He accidentally overheard the politician, whom he refused to name, speaking in such a revolting manner. Isn’t it obvious, anyway, that the opposition parties are always out to get the Government entangled in some or the other hideous scandal?

It was a normal first day in office for our venerable politicians. For the uninitiated, ‘normal day in office’, Indian standards, means disruptions, chaos, walkouts, storming the well of the House, and most importantly, royal waste of tax payers’ money. Some things never change.

The opening day of the Monsoon Session was a culmination of the mind games being played by the politicians for the past few days. They have been making allegations and counter-allegations, accusing each other of various crimes, on television channels and in news reports. Suddenly, they were face to face. Instead of spewing venom at the Government through the media, the Congress-led opposition suddenly had the chance to do so on their face. They harassed and threw brickbats at the Narendra Modi-led NDA from 20 feet away, and they did it relentlessly, going hoarse and frothy at times.

Congress demanded resignations of Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Shivraj Singh Chouhan for their alleged roles in #Lalitgate and Vyapam Scam. No trial, no hearing… only the gallows for the two ladies and the gentleman.

The Government hit back in equal measure. It reminded the Congress of its own sins, chiefly Robert Vadra and his under-the-scanner land deals, and CBI’s probe against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh. But nobody was listening to Ravi Shankar Prasad. Read More