New Delhi: This Thursday on Twitter, many questions were raised on the central government’s decision to suspend Question Hour in Parliament during the monsoon session.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra pens a witty rhyme on the government’s aversion to any kind of questioning.
Asking questions in Court is Contempt
Asking questions outside Parliament is Sedition
And now
Asking questions inside Parliament is Forbidden
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) September 2, 2020
Not one to be left behind, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor offers up a poetic jibe.
कैसा है हालचाल? मत पूछो
मुझ से कोई सवाल मत पूछो
है बहुत गोलमाल, क्या बोलूं?
अभी "अ कोतवाल" मत पूछो#QuestionHour pic.twitter.com/PhClzvscTB
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 3, 2020
Memes have now entered the government, too, as the Finance Ministry is the new ‘rasoda’ for this celebrity writer.
Yeh ban karo, woh ban karo… but no answer to Finance Ministry Mein Kaun Tha? Jo chana nahi, par GDP kha gaya.
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) September 2, 2020
New day, same routine for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, at least. He takes another swipe at the Modi government, this time the target is demonetisation.
मोदी जी का ‘कैश-मुक्त’ भारत दरअसल ‘मज़दूर-किसान-छोटा व्यापारी’ मुक्त भारत है।
जो पाँसा 8 नवंबर 2016 को फेंका गया था, उसका एक भयानक नतीजा 31 अगस्त 2020 को सामने आया।
GDP में गिरावट के अलावा नोटबंदी ने देश की असंगठित अर्थव्यवस्था को कैसे तोड़ा ये जानने के लिए मेरा वीडियो देखिए। pic.twitter.com/GzovcTXPDv
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 3, 2020
Meanwhile, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has understood what it takes to be in the L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi league of leaders.
Since I am over 75 years, I am qualified in the eyes of BJP to give Marg Darshan even if I am not a member of the Margdarshak Mandal.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 3, 2020
The Modi government has banned another 118 apps, including the popular online game PUBG. Here’s what Congress’ Saral Patel thinks of the decision.
#PUBG Ban is Governement's way of taking revenge with students for disliking PM Modi's video.
— 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥 (@SaralPatel) September 2, 2020
Writer-producer Nikhil Taneja thinks banning the game is a blunder. Learn why.
Does the government realise that by banning TikTok and PUBG, it has suddenly given a lot of young people time to think.. about things like the terrible economy and large scale unemployment? Ab toh shayad answers dene padenge..
— Nikhil Taneja (@tanejamainhoon) September 2, 2020
In other news, Pakistani-Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah takes a break from sharing ‘fake news’ and shares something rather endearing instead.
How can you not love India?
pic.twitter.com/ifxW6W9UwW
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) September 3, 2020
Former Congress national spokesperson Sanjay Jha turns philosophical and pun-smith, but is he having a grammar problem?
In the post Covid19 world positive is become the most negative word.
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) September 3, 2020
Congress’ Sharmistha Mukherjee expresses gratitude for the love and respect showered upon her late father, former president Pranab Mukherjee.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all for standing by us in this hour of grief. Since last 3 weeks, I’ve received 1000s of messages of concern & condolences from people from all spectrums of life.The goodwill Baba had gives me the strength the carry on🙏
— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) September 2, 2020
Director Ritesh Batra watched his film Lunchbox at an open air screening in New York — find out what happened.
At the Queens drive in theater today, the best part of the movie was the audience honking for @irrfank pic.twitter.com/7IsvdfkKnV
— riteshbatra (@riteshbatra) September 3, 2020
In US politics, President Donald Trump faces some taxing times, courtesy Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden.
I’ve released 21 years of my tax returns.
What are you hiding, @realDonaldTrump? https://t.co/aQs6Hlox0P
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 3, 2020
And with the US presidential election campaign heating up, President Trump replies in kind.
Seriously, is this what our great USA wants as its leader? https://t.co/vgYqhuA4BV
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 2, 2020
Activist Edward Snowden never thought this would happen — and yet it did.
Seven years ago, as the news declared I was being charged as a criminal for speaking the truth, I never imagined that I would live to see our courts condemn the NSA's activities as unlawful and in the same ruling credit me for exposing them.
And yet that day has arrived. https://t.co/FRdG2zUA4U
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 2, 2020
Bad news saved for last: Guess we aren’t getting that edit button after all…
Well that didn't work https://t.co/AS3o3Hh4Vq
— Twitter (@Twitter) September 2, 2020