TMC MP Mahua Moitra recently made headline news in India and in the international media when she delivered a rousing speech in Parliament. “The House belongs to the opposition,” cried the honourable member. “There is no room for professional hecklers in this great hall,” quoth she, as she proceeded to list the early signs of fascism rising in India. The MP warned against government dominance, but for those moments it was she who was dominant.
The sight of the young sari clad member from Krishnanagar, on her feet and roaring for the Constitution made us sigh in admiration and thank our stars for Shrimati Democracy. No surprises of course that she happens to be Bengali because it is after all in Read More
