I came across the following statistics on ibnlive.in.com ... (Old guard beat young MP brigade in Parliament) concerning the young politicians and their participation in the parliamentary debates: Young MPs, those below 40 years, were the least participative in the Lok Sabha proceedings. Occupying 11 per cent of the seats, they spoke only in seven per cent of the debates. MPs older than 70 - the old brigade in Parliament - accounted for 10 per cent of seats and nine per cent of total debates.
Now this is surprising! The very young turks who boast and give talks and conduct rallies and create hysteria among people - all to win their votes - merely warm the benches in the Parliament - the place where they should be actually doing the talking? That the elderly ministers are most vociferous is quite heartening. (Of course, what and with what intention they talk is another question - but at least they talk!)
The concluding line of the article is befitting: Most young MPs will be hoping to contest elections again, making speeches and holding debates. Their constituencies hope their representatives will take their talk to Parliament too.
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