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Stalling Parliament

Both the Congress and the BJP stall Parliament over one issue or another when in the Opposition. They seem to have lost faith in parliamentary debates. The House has become a venue of anarchy. In view of this, Mr. Singh's resignation is welcome.

S. Shivasundar,
Sriharikota, A.P.

It seems the NDA leaders have forgotten the role the Opposition is expected to play in a parliamentary democracy.

P. Raviteja,
Rajahmundry, A.P.

Disruption is not new to Parliament. At least now the Opposition should stop disrupting the proceedings and decide that it will henceforth discuss everything on the floor of Parliament. Wiser counsel should prevail on the lawmakers in the interest of the country.

V. Gopalan,
Thanjavur, T.N.

Other political parties should ensure that Parliament functions without the BJP MPs. They should be denied all the privileges for the period they do not attend Parliament.

J.J. Bennett,
Chennai

In the last few days there has been no dearth of indignation being expressed by all and sundry, be it in homes or on the television, with regard to the allegations against Mr. Singh.

The politician has today become a symbol of all that has gone wrong in the country. He is the very bane of our existence. Or is he? It seems an extremely convenient arrangement. We have found our ever-present fall guy. But maybe, there is a little more to this, but realising it would mean opening a Pandora's box.

Politicians are nothing more than an extension of their people, they reflect all the good and the evil of a society, the same ethics or lack of them, the same prejudices, greed and ambition. How many would pay a policeman the whole fine instead of getting away with a "settlement?" How many would pay a clerk his chai pani to get their work done faster? Unfortunately too many.

To expect politicians to be immune to the temptations that we ourselves succumb to, to expect them not to lie, deceive or coerce to save their necks on being caught, to expect them to be the moral puritans that we fall so woefully short of being is hypocritical to say the least.

Kunal Gupta,
New Delhi

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