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Delhi Confidential: Word play by CPM MP John Brittas gives Rajya Sabha a hearty laugh

kari waker 3 years ago 2 min read

Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman, responded to the discussion about the budget, dropped his tranquility that was difficult when the CPI (M) MP John Brittas digged in his own left colleague from Kerala, the leader of the CPI Binoy Viswam. Sitharaman was annoyed when Viswam survived with interruptions. Brittas rose and told Sitharaman in a lighter vein that VISWAM “has the right to get nervous when finance ministers repeatedly refer to the CPI shear!” Sitharaman, along with the whole house, laughed warmly. The context is that the Minister of Finance speaks of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the wholesale price index (WPI) in response to questions by the opposition about inflation under the BJP administration. Incidentally, the CPI (M) has ax to grind when the CPI has recently criticized the LDF government (M) in Kerala.

Walking smoothly: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is known for providing opportunities for opposition to make their voices sound at home. So when he introduced strict rules, they seemed to accept it without much complaints. When the speaker announced that no member was allowed to stand up and talk to other members in the house for more than five seconds, RSP MP n K Premachandran asked for 10 seconds. And Birla immediately agreed. When Premachandran asked questions about the central government’s Amrut Program, the speaker praised the MPR and Union Minister of Union Hardeep Puri, who answered the question. “Smart members and smart ministers,” said the speaker. Apart from the cheerful approach, Birla ensured that everyone followed the instructions. On Friday, when MP TMC Saugata Roy was seen standing up and talking with MP Navneet Kaur Mandiri for more than 10 seconds, he called “Saugata Roy”. TMC MP immediately stopped the conversation, sorry to the chair.

Typos Tweeting: Social Media on Thursday witnesses what might never be imagined: RPI leader Romdas Athavale corrects the leader of the Shashi Tharoor Congress. Tharoor when taking pot-shot Finance Minister Nirmala Answer to the budget debate occurred to introduce some typo errors in his tweet that said Athavale had a stand-out view on his face during reply and even the Finance did not believe Sitharaman economic claims. Quoting tweets, Athavale said, ” In the answer: “I stand a correction, Ramdas Ji. Careless typing is a sin that is greater than bad English! But when you are rolling, there is someone in JNU who can benefit from your school money …”