Inauguration boycott
The political scene in India has descended to such low depths that party and personal emotions have overturned national feelings. In the matter of the inauguration of the new Parliament complex, I share the view that the President of India is the right person for this role. However, one is entitled to have his or her own views on the propriety of the Prime Minister having the main role. The Opposition parties’ claim that they occupy the high ground in the matter of respect for Parliament and its sanctity is hollow. Their groaning about the temple of democracy and its desecration is without basis. To say that the new Parliament complex is a vanity project of the Prime Minister is again shallow as some Opposition leaders did support the need for a larger complex. It is time that all political parties in India took a deep breath and ordered their elected representatives to observe the sanctity of their own roles as Members of Parliament.
T.C. Narayan,
