Of all the various things that I observed during my trip to the Indian Parliament on 22nd Dec 2014, one thing was worth noting – irrespective of the numerous attires in which the politicians came draped in, someone in just a dhoti at 4 degrees Celsius to people in bandhgalas; the various vernaculars and the accents in which the questions were being asked; and no matter how big a circus was made with the members of the opposition screaming slogans showcasing placards demanding answers from ‘Modiji’, one thing was stark naked – FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Despite the diversity in the Parliament, the interests were all the same – questions on health, railways, education and slogans for ‘kala dhan wapas lao’ (Bring back the black money).
There are a very few nations in the world which would allow such direct on-the-face-of-the-ruling-party protests without the demonstrators getting hauled away.
A deeper respect for my democracy was born in me today.
Blaming is easy, doing is tough.
Long live India.
Jai Hind
Of all the various things that I observed during my trip to the Indian Parliament on 22nd Dec 2014, one thing was worth noting – irrespective of the numerous attires in which the politicians came draped in, someone in just a dhoti at 4 degrees Celsius to people in bandhgalas; the various vernaculars and the accents in which the questions were being asked; and no matter how big a circus was made with the members of the opposition screaming slogans showcasing placards demanding answers from ‘Modiji’, one thing was stark naked – FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Despite the diversity in the Parliament, the interests were all the same – questions on health, railways, education and slogans for ‘kala dhan wapas lao’ (Bring back the black money).
There are a very few nations in the world which would allow such direct on-the-face-of-the-ruling-party protests without the demonstrators getting hauled away.
A deeper respect for my democracy was born in me today.
Blaming is easy, doing is tough.
Long live India.
Jai Hind
Of all the various things that I observed during my trip to the Indian Parliament on 22nd Dec 2014, one thing was worth noting – irrespective of the numerous attires in which the politicians came draped in, someone in just a dhoti at 4 degrees Celsius to people in bandhgalas; the various vernaculars and the accents in which the questions were being asked; and no matter how big a circus was made with the members of the opposition screaming slogans showcasing placards demanding answers from ‘Modiji’, one thing was stark naked – FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Despite the diversity in the Parliament, the interests were all the same – questions on health, railways, education and slogans for ‘kala dhan wapas lao’ (Bring back the black money).
There are a very few nations in the world which would allow such direct on-the-face-of-the-ruling-party protests without the demonstrators getting hauled away.
A deeper respect for my democracy was born in me today.
Blaming is easy, doing is tough.
Long live India.
Jai Hind