853 Speaker of Lower House of Indian Parliamnt ought to have asked PM of India, and the Vice President of Congress to make their written statements on Demonetization

Our beloved Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, seems to have successfully avoided explaining his side of "the defence" of his action of demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes, before the India's Highest Temple of Democracy, LOK SABHA. Even if, Opposition Parties, (hypothetically) were to relent, and do relent on their demand that Shri Modi should apologise for his speech of casting aspersions on the Opposition, there is a possibility that he might not have condescended to explain his position to the Parliament. Now, unnecessarily, the Opposition Parties have to share a blame that they have obstructed the smooth functioning of Parliament. In fact, there are ways other than rushing to well of Speaker, raising slogans at the top of their voices, dancing, performing gymnastics, breaking mics, to Hon. Members to forcefully express their dissent, resentment, disappointments. Example: They can tie black hand-curchiefs / black scarfs around their mouths and sit silently in their seats. In fact, isn't SILENCE THE BEST FORM OF EXPRESSION / MUSIC ?

BIASED / INEPT MANNER IN WHICH LOK SABHA SPEAKER MS. SUMITRA MAHAJAN CONDUCTED 2016 WINTER SESSION OF LOK SABHA

Earlier in 'krita yuga' of Indian democracy, in India, we had a custom of Lok Sabha Speakers resigning to their Political Parties, to indicate their earnestness in conducting the proceedings of the House in a dignified, unbiased manner. Speakers in those days, might have considered themselves, to have reached the pinnacle of their accomplishments, though "President of India" and "Prime Minister of India" are two positions which seemed to enjoy greater public exposure, public glamour, and global prestige. Even in terms of protocol, unfortunately, Speakership of Lok Sabha, has a lower status. Legitimately, Lok Sabha Speakership ought to have an equal status with the President of India, and ABOVE THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA, and on par with the CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA, and the PRESIDENT.

2016 SPEAKERS OF LOK SABHA & RAJYA SABHA

They do not resign to their Political Parties. They do have Presidential and Prime Ministerial ambitions. They neither act impartially, nor at least beam rays of acting impartially. Most of their bias is pretty open. Consequntly, whenever Houses go berserk and become unmanageable, they express their unhappiness, which does not and cannot evoke sympathy from the House or Media or the Citizens. In the process, the Speakers themselves become laughing stocks, apart from the Ruling Party, and the Opposition. This does not augur well for the future of Indian Democracy. We have just completed about 70 years of our democracy. We have several Centuries to go and several Light Years of stellar distances to traverse into the cosmos, in our tryst with our destiny.

MRS. SUMITRA MAHAJAN, LOK SABHA SPEAKER, OUGHT TO HAVE ASKED THE PRIME MINISTER TO READ OUT HIS STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION ON DEMONETIZATION, IGNORING ALL DISTURBANCES AND SLOGANS

Speaker of Lok Sabha ought to have asked the Prime Minister to read out a written statement of whatever he wanted to say in Parliament about Demonetization. If that was not possible for any reason, owing to disruptions, the Speaker could have asked the Prime Minister to place his statement on Speaker's Table, or if that too is not possible, she should have come down to PM's seat to collect his statement, or if that too is not possible, she could have asked an Official of the Lok Sabha in her well to collect the statement from PM, or if that is also not possible, she could have asked the Marshalls to collect the Statement from PM, and thereafter, she should have got about 1000 xerox copies of it made with Lok Sabha Speaker's staff, arranged for distribution to all the Members, and then declare it as having been read. Where there is a will, there will be a way.

Making statement in Lok Sabha is different, from making speeches before a Coldplay Rock Concert. In spite of slogan shouting, and squirmishes, speaking before the Great House of Lok Sabha will certainly be more honorable than ritualistically congratulating and praising Hugh Evans, Shiv Khemka, Gauri Easwaran, Poonam Mahajan, and making a reference to a previous personal presence in the same Festival of New York.

For those readers of mine, who wish to study the Video Conferencing speech FULL TEXT of Shri Narendra Modi, at Coldplay Concert here is the link:-

Click here to go to MumbaiMirror.indiatimes.com, dated 20th Nov. 2016., partly in English and partly in Hindi.

To make public policy Cool, is no mean task!

Thank you guys for having me over.

You have been smart in asking me to only address the gathering, and not sing.

Else, I am pretty sure your audience would be asking you for their money back.

And that too in 100 rupee notes.

Then the Revered PM shifted to Hindi and "garibi" (poverty in India).

yb-a-donkey's views: In what way the likes of Hugh Evans, Shiv Khemka, Gauri Easwaran, Poonam Mahajan, will be interested in "garibi" ? Probably, our Respectable PM might not have been able to call our distressed formers in Kurnool Market Yard, Andhra Pradesh, "Thank you GUYS". He could not have told the hungry and worried farmers "Else, I am pretty sure your audience would be asking you for their money back. And that too in 100 rupee notes". Our Hon. Prime Minister, ought to have had a Video Conference with farmers in Kurnool Market Yard or some Khammam Market Yard in Telangana State. Thousands of videos / news reports are available on the internet which depict the miserable condition of people, particularly farmers and agricultural laborers. Mr. Modi could have conducted with any of the awfully suffering farmers with the help of local TV News Channels and Reports, apart from local BJP Party Units. I am not writing this with cynicism. I am writing this with a firm belief, that Mr. Modi speaking direct to the suffering farmers, might have assuaged some of their hurt feelings, apart from leading to receipt of suggestions for solving the grave currency crisis. Of course, it may not be as glossy or as prestigious or as comfortable as addressing Hugh Evans, Shiv Khemka.

LOK SABHA SPEAKER OUGHT TO HAVE ASKED THE MP, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS PARTY TO READ OUT HIS STATEMENT OF ALLEGATION OF CORRUPTION AGAINST MR. NARENDRA MODI

Whether with evidence or without evidence, whatever it is worth, Mr. Rahul Gandhi ought to have been asked to read out a statement of his version of corruption against Mr. Modi. If that was not possible for any reason, owing to disruptions, the Speaker could have asked Rahul Gandhi to place his statement on Speaker's Table, or if that too is not possible, she should have come down to Rahul Gandhi's seat to collect his statement, or if that too is not possible, she could have asked an Official of the Lok Sabha in her well to collect the statement from Rahul Gandhi, or if that is also not possible, she could have asked the Marshalls to collect the Statement from Mr. Rahul Gandhi, and thereafter, she should have got about 1000 xerox copies of it, arranged for distribution to all the Members, and then declare it as having been read. Where there is a will, there will be a way.

If Mr. Rahul Gandhi speaks out with vague allegations, then the MPs present there, and the Nation would have evaluated it, and made any meaningful deductions if such deductions are possible.

SPEAKER COULD HAVE INVITED (OR AT LEAST ASKED FINANCE MINISTER TO INVITE) SOME INDEPENDENT BANKING/FINANCIAL EXPERTS TO GIVE some constructive, practical SUGGESTIONS FOR TIDING OVER THE CURRENCY CRISIS

If Lok Sabha speaker could not invite experts to speak in Lok Sabha, the President of India ought to have advised the Lok Sabha Speaker to ponder over such realistic ideas.

To continue. सशेष. ఇంకా ఉంది.