The monsoon session of the Parliament had commenced on 19 Jul and will end on 13 Aug. It hasn't functioned even for a single day, till date. The opposition has been agitating in front of the Parliament building, citing the following reasons :-
* The Pegasus spyware snooping on a number of people including that of the opposition.
* The continuing farmers' agitation against the three farm laws enacted by the government and
* The price hike of most commodities because of the increasing fuel prices.
The government has agreed to discuss all the issues on the floor of the house and has asked the opposition to take part in meaningful discussions on all the points raised by them. However, the government's pleas have no takers among the opposition.
And let's take note of a variety of connected activities that have been taking place in the meanwhile :-
* About 200 farmers have been permitted to conglomerate at the Jantar Mantar to protest against the legislation of three farm laws throughout the duration of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. The Delhi Police has been on vigil ever since - mind you, just before the commencement of the Parliament session, the Khalistan supporters abroad had asked the farmers to tear down the Indian tricolour from the Parliament building! (It's a public secret that Tikait and his men is being sustained by enormous funds coming from abroad, espousing the Khalistan cause which has become an obsolete and a redundant cause!).
* The opposition parties have been holding placards and agitating in front of the parliament building, making their intentions clear in disrupting the session.
* Fresh from her victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee is in Delhi meeting the opposition leaders to stitch an anti-Modi alliance to fight the general elections of 2024.
* Meanwhile, there are reports of a third wave of Covid-19 hitting the country in the coming weeks.
* The Communists have been maneuvering to prevent the legislation of the Uniform Civil Code in the days to come.
As a concerned citizen of this country, I've been asking myself a whole lot of questions to myself and would like to share them with you. They are :-
* What's the main purpose of blocking the functioning of the Parliament? There are 43 bills that the government had announced that it intended to pass during this session of the Parliament.
* By not allowing any legislation to take place is the endeavour on to show the government in bad light?
* Is the Delhi Police fully on their toes to prevent any sort of hooliganism by the farmers' crowd at Jantar Mantar as a repeat of the Republic Day mayhem?
I've two statements to make because of the fact that I love my country and want proper law and order to be enforced across the country.
(a) Why can't the opposition behave in a responsible manner? Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party has been given a mandate by the people of this country to rule for five years. Just allow them to do so or face the consequences.
(b) The parliamentarians are being paid from the tax payers' money and they've no right to avoid carrying out their responsibility. The people will definitely make you accountable for your misdeeds.
And my last question - which is not directly connected but it has a bearing on the overall scheme of things - is, "How can Mamata Banerjee become the leader of her party's parliamentary party without being an MP?"
The logjam of the Parliament needs to be removed forthwith and don't worry if the opposition has a loss of face in the bargain. It's for the good of the country!
Tailpiece.
Got up a few minutes after 6, the chores and was ready by a few minutes before 10. Lekha had ordered for grocery on the Harisree Supermarket.
It was a quiet day, otherwise.
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