http://www.criticaltwenties.in/nationalpolitics/in-praise-of-parliament Powered by Webshore Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.criticaltwenties.in/nationalpolitics/in-praise-of-parliament#comment-9333 ASG Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:19 +0000 http://www.criticaltwenties.in/?p=3710#comment-9333 It was a momentary throwback to the golden era of Parliament when eminent representatives of the people like Jawaharlal Nehru, Hiren Mukherjee, Barrister Nath Pai, Hari Vishnu Kamath, Nirmal Chatterjee, Piloo Modi , Atal Vihari Vajpayee and even the acerbic Ram Manohar Lohia and many others regaled the House with their soul-stirring oratory. While debates were on party lines, such was the sweep of their intellectual prowess that they would never hesitate to come together when it came to core issues touching the fabric of democracy. Yes , the Rajya Sabha has shown that it can, hope the Lok Sabha also lives up. It was a momentary throwback to the golden era of Parliament when eminent representatives of the people like Jawaharlal Nehru, Hiren Mukherjee, Barrister Nath Pai, Hari Vishnu Kamath, Nirmal Chatterjee, Piloo Modi , Atal Vihari Vajpayee and even the acerbic Ram Manohar Lohia and many others regaled the House with their soul-stirring oratory. While debates were on party lines, such was the sweep of their intellectual prowess that they would never hesitate to come together when it came to core issues touching the fabric of democracy. Yes , the Rajya Sabha has shown that it can, hope the Lok Sabha also lives up.

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