Satirically yours
Ask our honourable public representatives, son!
By Amba Charan Vashishth
Son: Father.
Father: Yes, my son.
Son: What is horse-trading?
Father : Quite simple -- trading in horses.
Son: Are our MPs horses?
Father: You fool, what are you saying? Are you crazy? They’re our honourable
MPs.
Son: But why is voting in parliament being referred to have been
influenced by horse-trading?
Father: Because some MPs changed their loyalty and voted against the party
whip.
Son: But then how is it horse-trading?
Father: Because some money was exchanged in changing loyalties.
Son: But a horse is an animal and our MPs are human beings with a head
and a conscience. Can they be traded?
Father: No, son, they can’t be.
Son: Then what does it mean that there was horse-trading in Parliament.
Father: It looks that was said because there were media reports suggesting
that crores of rupees were exchanged in exchange of loyalty of each
MP.
Son: But the horse only changes his master and not loyalty because he
remains loyal to his master who purchases him.
Father: This is exactly what did our MPs. They voted in favour of whoever
paid the highest bid amount ignoring the party whip.
Son: But the horse is an animal very loyal and obedient.
Father: So are the MPs to the person or the Party who pays them.
Son: But no money is paid to the horse. It is exchanged only between the
buyer and the seller.
Father: That’s true, son.
Son: Does that mean a horse is more honest and sincere than our MPs
because he gets no money?
Father: I don’t know son. Ask, our honourable public representatives.
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