The ‘hijacking’ and/or delaying the winter session of Parliament without giving us a proper reason is improper and smacks of political highhandedness (“Sonia alleges sabotage of winter session”, November 21). Congress president Sonia Gandhi is right when she says that sabotaging the session is a black spot on our democratic system. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s retort that the ruling party will expose the Congress party in the session sounds more a threat than a proper response to her statement. In a democracy, the ruling front should know how to respect the Opposition.
Mr. Jaitley should realise that there is nothing to be gained from the BJP exposing the Congress or vice-versa. Parliament is not a platform for mud-slinging activities. What people expect is healthy debate and intellectual discourse on key issues of public interest.
Right now, there is worry about the leak of Aadhaar details from the government’s own website. How can we evince faith in such a government which fails to protect personal details under its watch? Is it not a serious issue which should be discussed in the winter session?
Mohan Menon,
Arimboor, Kerala
