PAST couple of days have been a great fun following the Parliament proceedings.
I have never done this, except once when I had no option but to watch Doordarshan as the cable guys were on strike during my childhood days.
MPs barking at each other (even if they have a microphone in front of them), beating up another opposition MP with chappals, passing livid comments at opposition camp and making a ruckus over an issue are a common site in Indian Parliament.
But the way Speaker Somnath Chatterjee handled the BIG debate over N-Deal was amazing. In his very own comical and jovial way, Chatterjee handled the proceedings really well.
He was funny at times and rude at the other moment. Sometimes he would make a strong statement and as the House comes back to normalcy, he breaks into laughter. He was just too good. I wonder how he kept his patience.
It would be appropriate to recall a moment where Chatterjee was at his best.
Opposition leader Lalkrishna Advani was giving his speech when a ruling party member tried to interrupt by rubbishing all the facts that Advani presented.
I have never done this, except once when I had no option but to watch Doordarshan as the cable guys were on strike during my childhood days.
MPs barking at each other (even if they have a microphone in front of them), beating up another opposition MP with chappals, passing livid comments at opposition camp and making a ruckus over an issue are a common site in Indian Parliament.
But the way Speaker Somnath Chatterjee handled the BIG debate over N-Deal was amazing. In his very own comical and jovial way, Chatterjee handled the proceedings really well.
He was funny at times and rude at the other moment. Sometimes he would make a strong statement and as the House comes back to normalcy, he breaks into laughter. He was just too good. I wonder how he kept his patience.
It would be appropriate to recall a moment where Chatterjee was at his best.
Opposition leader Lalkrishna Advani was giving his speech when a ruling party member tried to interrupt by rubbishing all the facts that Advani presented.
The Speaker repeatedly asked the member to speak when his turn comes. But the member still raised his voice to make his point.
In spite of warning him that nothing will be ‘recorded’, the errant member did not stop.
Adamant Chatterjee asked Advani to carry on with his speech. To which a member from Advani’s camp appealed to the Speaker to ask that members shut his mouth.
To which Chatterjee replied, “What shall I do? I told him to be quite but he isn’t willing. Kya main uska galaa dabaa kar maar duu (shall I strangle him to death).
God! It was so hilarious.
Hats off to Mr Chatterjee for the way he handled. Seriously our MPs are really tough to handle!
Amidst the news that Chatterjee is quitting from the post, I wish Chatterjee to continue as the Speaker.
In spite of warning him that nothing will be ‘recorded’, the errant member did not stop.
Adamant Chatterjee asked Advani to carry on with his speech. To which a member from Advani’s camp appealed to the Speaker to ask that members shut his mouth.
To which Chatterjee replied, “What shall I do? I told him to be quite but he isn’t willing. Kya main uska galaa dabaa kar maar duu (shall I strangle him to death).
God! It was so hilarious.
Hats off to Mr Chatterjee for the way he handled. Seriously our MPs are really tough to handle!
Amidst the news that Chatterjee is quitting from the post, I wish Chatterjee to continue as the Speaker.
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