When debate is stifled

THE IRONY WAS not lost on anyone.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his‘customary’ pre-session remarks on December 1, 2025, urged members of Parliament — especially “one or two parties” — to remember that Parliament was a place where “there should be delivery, not drama”.Provocative remarks

It was an ominous start to the winter session. It is worth quoting the words of Mr Modi:

“Unfortunately, there are one or two parties that cannot even digest their defeat. I thought that enough time has passed since the Bihar results and they would have recovered, but hearing their statements yesterday, it seems that their defeat is still troubling them...

“..There is plenty of space in the country to shout slogans. You have already shouted where you were defeated. You can shout even where you are going to be defeated next. But here, we should emphasize policy, not slogans.”

He also took a dig at state-specific parties. “In some states there is so much anti-incumbency that leaders, after being in power there, are unable to go among the People ......they come to Parliament and pour out all their anger here.”