The MNS fiasco ...

Before writing this blog, let me first tell you guys that I did not vote MNS in this assembly elections. And I quite a lot regret my decision now. :-P

As most of you know what happened this Monday in the Maharashtra Assembly. Samajwadi Party’s leader Abu Asim Azmi was slapped by the MNS MLA’s due to which 4 MNS MLA’s (Shishir Shinde from Bhandup West; Ram Kadam from Ghatkopar West; Vasant Gite from Nashik Central; and Ramesh Vanzale from Kahdakvasla) have been suspended for four years. The MNS remains unrepentant over this, satisfied that the violent politics of chauvinism has planted the party in the news again. Though the deed was wrong, it was interesting for the onlookers. TRP increased for sure during the screenplay of this incident.

For ages we (common man) were unaware what actually happened inside the walls of the legistative assembly. I know we have read about passing bills and all that ‘civic’ stuff, but I think we hardly understood it. Bill passing was all rubbish and the MNS gave us a clearer picture of what actually happens in the LA. One person says something(? anything) and that gets opposed by the members of the opposition. This is what actually goes on over there :P

It was surely a breach of the assembly conduct, disrespect towards the constitution (as said by someone) and blah blah blah. But aren’t there tonnes of incidents going on around the entire country which does all this? But who cares! The junta doesn’t care unless and until it happens to them. So this is taken as a matter of sheer entertainment by people like us for whom it doesn’t really matter if Abu Azmi gets slapped or not. Though Thackeray intimated all the MLAs to take the oath in Marathi and if the oncoming danger was sensed, it would have been better that he took an oath in Marathi. At least that could have saved him of one tight slap :P

All in all it was an awesome incident which took the entire nation to a stroll and made a breaking headline. It also formulated the matter of discussion for youngsters and who-the-f**k-care people like us in the trains, offices and over the phones. Cyber traffic saw an upward trend when news and videos were streamlined by people online. All in all it was a win-win situation for all. Abu Azmi lost only some respect when he was slapped, which was regained in position by his own party members praising him for taking an oath in Hindi. MNS got the whole attention for standing true to its image and the junta got the much needed daily feed of something spicy which they could talk about in their leisure time.

Right or wrong, I think it deserved to be a topic of a blog in this space for sure :-)