Hyderabad, Aug. 3 -- Parliamentary democracy seemed at its peak in recent times, with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi leading the Opposition charge. A deadly weapon acquisition in the Opposition armoury is Priyanka Gandhi, who recently struck terror in the Treasury Benches in the Lok Sabha.

This, she did, not through sloganeering, but putting to advantage the time-tested parliamentary device of debate. Questions she raised have all been skirted by the Modi Establishment and no answers were forthcoming. But, she did manage to drive Modi Government on the back foot.

The BJP prides in Hindi and in oratory. But in chaste Hindustani that cannot be matched by any of the BJP stalwarts, Priyanka Gandhi brought sharp focus on the utter absence...