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On July 22

July 22 will go down in the history of Indian Parliament as a remarkable day. MPs brandishing cash, cross-voting, mud-slinging and what not, marked the debate on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. The biggest loser was the BJP which once again proved its inability to offer an alternative — it could not even hold its flock together. The Congress, already gasping for breath, hasn’t won either. It will now be hostage to smaller parties. We already find the Sethusamudram controversy rearing its head.

Saurabh Sinha,

Bhilai

It is just that more number of MPs wished the UPA government to continue, for reasons best known to them. Many of them did not even know what the nuclear deal was all about. At least one MP was honest enough to say he did not understand it. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should not take his government’s victory as the country’s approval for the nuclear deal. It came at a huge cost — accommodating convicted MPs, pandering to corporates, etc.

N.G. Varadan,

Tirupati

Even important leaders did not speak anything on the nuclear deal, which was the topic of discussion. L.K. Advani and Chandrababu Naidu opposed it for the sake of opposing it. And the cross-voting proved that the Congress succeeded in luring some BJP MPs. To sum it up, the session was a big political game played by all parties and somehow the Congress emerged the winner.

Pailla Sucharita Reddy,

Kakinada

After every election, political pundits and media claim that Indian democracy has matured, the voters have become intelligent, and so on. All such claims were proved pathetically wrong by both the ruling combine and the Opposition.

P.S. Shetty,

Mangalore

The confidence vote moved by Dr. Singh proved the political mantra that there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics. Almost all the parties were seen in their true colours. They were least bothered about washing dirty linen in public.

S.R. Badrinarayanan,

Chennai

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