A Winter Session of Despair: Democracy or Anarchy?
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.”— Marie Curie
When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don’t become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people. Having temporary custody of this office has been for me a sacred trust and an honour beyond words or measure. Many is the time that I’ve said a prayer of thanks to all Americans who placed this trust in my hands.”—Ronald Reagan, former President of America
Politically speaking this is a winter of despair, dissent, disruption, disgust and disgrace, for our democratic republic. At the Centre we have heard the staccato speech of Leader of the Opposition (LoP), ill-dressed and ill-prepared to address such an august body that decides the destiny of 140 crore Indians.
On December 19, Thursday, 2024, there was high drama at the Parliament House entrance where there was a confrontation between the MPs of the ruling NDA and the Opposition I.N.D.I.A Block during their protests over Dr. B.R. Ambedkar whose name was bandied about by both the Opposition and the Ruling parties in the debate on the “Glorious Journey of 75 years of the Constitution of India.” Home Minister Amit Shah was made the villain by taking his words literally, out of context, not figuratively as it was intended to be. But who will make the LoP understand? Let it be.
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