A senior Opposition figure, a former Minister herself, was asked about the losses to the national exchequer from the disruption of Parliament, which was costing taxpayers crores of rupees wasted. Yes, she agreed, “when Parliament ends this way, there is criticism - we are told that there is a loss since the Parliament wasn’t allowed to function. By losing Rs. 10-20 crore from loss of Parliament proceedings, if we can build pressure on the government, then that is acceptable.”

Veteran leaders of the Opposition agreed. A former Prime Ministerial candidate of the Party declared that sometimes, blocking legislative action “yields results”. A former Finance and Foreign Minister added: “Because the government has been silent on the issue we have decided to rake up the issue… I would like to strongly demand that the government announce right now a probe. If there is no announcement of a probe, then how can we let the House function?”

Accused of unparliamentary tactics, a former Party President was far from defensive: “Let us invent new tactics so that the principle of accountability is not sacrificed. We will not keep quiet. We will take the fight to the people.”