Tuesday, November 24, 2009

BJP invokes little known section of the constitution to win debate

Treasury benches were today left dumbfounded in the parliament after the opposition BJP invoked a little known clause of the Indian constitution to turn the tables on the government and win the debate on the Liberhan commission report today in Parliament.

The government tabled the Liberhan report which laid the blame for Babri Masjid demolition squarly on several BJP leaders including then CM Kalyan Singh and former PM A.B. Vajpayee. The ruling Congress party had hoped to corner the BJP on instigating violence and misuse of police but the BJP members surprised everyone by shouting slogans of "Jai Sri Ram" as soon as the report was tabled. Ruling party members were left looking puzzled as they didn't know any political or logical argument against this unexpected technical assault.

According to section OMG-LOL of the Indian constitution, anyone using the words "Jai Sri Ram" first automatically wins the debate and doesn't need to defend their position any further.

Samajwadi party members, still unsure of whether they were supporting the government or were in the opposition, made a valiant attempt to make a comeback by shouting "Ya Ali" but were reduced to sheepish grins as there was no such section in the constitution. The speaker however tried to console them saying, "The Samajwadi Party and the BJP are equally responsible for raising the standard of debate in the Parliament, and their respective vote banks will reward them handsomely for this."

After this everybody went home.

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