When Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury’s loud laughter was heard during the PM’s speech in Parliament, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu snapped, “What’s wrong with you? Do you need to see a doctor?”
But PM Modi himself asked the Vice-President not to censure Chowdhury because he said he had not heard such laughter since the days of Ramayana on TV. Row upon row of male BJP members thumped the table and roared with laughter at the demoness-ising of a female parliamentarian, collectively recalling mythological images of a ‘rakshasi’ or demoness, and a cackling Surpanakha, a video of which minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju shared on social media. Zero Hour became the witching hour and Parliament became a Ramleela. Indian democracy Read More
