Across the Aisle: Rivals but not Enemies
In a recent podcast with an influencer, Kangana Ranaut, now a member of the Indian Parliament, expressed great surprise and a little disillusionment at the ways in which our Parliamentarians across party lines argue with each other vehemently in the parliament, yet once the debate is over, everyone is very friendly with each other outside. Any one of us would have experienced the same if we were first time Members of the Parliament to see our MPs debating like they were baying for each other's blood on the floor of the parliament, and then to come outside and be chummy as if nothing had happened. I once had heard a story about how Asaduddin Owaisi and Yogi Adityanath used to sit together in Parliament canteen for breakfast despite being fiery opponents of each other in the parliament(can'...