The Parliament session earlier this month demonstrated beyond a doubt that our supreme legislative body is a caricature of the real thing. Take the discussion on electoral reforms. A Democracy That is All Skin and Bones - The Wire
The government rammed through legislation of the gravest import for the country without proper consultation or scrutiny. These included the most radical, far-reaching Insurance Amendment Bill, that permits 100 percent FDI, and the SHANTI Bill which opens up civil nuclear energy to private players with hardly any sureties demanded.
the most catastrophic piece of legislation bulldozed through Parliament in replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that provided succour for the millions of rural dispossessed was the Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill that waters down the scope of the employment guarantees and the Centre’s liability, thereby confirming this regime’s scant regard for the poor of this country.
Something terrible has happened to us as a society that has corroded our national character, our community culture and humanity. The murderous hate and distrust between communities has spiralled out of control, fomented by a dangerous and formidable cultural outfit and its political surrogate.
2/01/2026