FAMILIAR ECHOES

By: ABU TALEEB

The Lok Sabha spent a total of 1,738 hours and 45 minutes on actual sittings and wasted 423 hours.

– Somnath Chatterjee, speaker

What the speaker has termed as wasted hours may be the actual working hours of many of the members of parliament.

The government decided to prevent Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings from going under the hammer in the U.S. next month and bring them back to the country.

– Ambika Soni, union minister of Culture

So the government is acquiring his belongings. What about his thoughts and ideals – who owns them?

We are not small fish floating in the comfort of aquariums but we weather huge storms to win.

– Narendra Modi, Gujarat chief minister

But only a small fish in the big fry.

We must win the war in Afghanistan. Not winning the war in Afghanistan would severely damage American standing and credibility in a region that already doubts our resolve, and threaten the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation,

– John McCain, US Republican Senator

Everything that occurred in Vietnam would reoccur in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nepal’s deposed King Gyanendra’s visit to India is aimed at restoration of monarchy.

– News Item

He might be meeting his close ex-royal relatives in India to learn the art of being the leaders in all political establishments.

‘Aam admi’ is the focus of our policies.

– Sonia Gandhi

Familiar echoes on the election eve!

The 14th Lok Sabha would be remembered for passing landmark legislations.

– Vayalar Ravi, Minister for

Parliamentary Affairs

And for not passing women’s bill will.

A special court sentenced two former students of the School of Medical Education in Kottayam to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in a ragging case.

– News Item

So now the court is ragging the senior students.

India is unique in three things – a television operated by Parliament, judges appoint judges and MPs fix their own salaries.

– Somnath Chatterjee

….and the party expects the speaker to toe its lines!

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