Demonetisation war in Parliament: Forget hurt egos, Oppn must get its act together

The prime minister is roaring in the field. The opposition is crying in Parliament.

The contrast between the BJP and the opposition strategy on the war over demonetisation is as stark as black and white. While Modi has raced into the battle field with his war cry, claiming that his latest decision is for the welfare of India, the opposition is still yelping in the House, seeking an apology for the barbs thrown at it.

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"The prime minister has insulted the entire opposition," Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad sulked in Rajya Sabha, while Mayawati and Team Mamata provided the funereal chorus.
Hello! Mr Azad and company, are you living in some la la land?
The demonetisation debate is not about the Opposition or its bloated ego. It is about India, its poor, its farmers, its future. It is about the growing fear that the Indian economy is now in the queue--ready, as former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said quoting Keynes, to die in the long run.
When did the debate become about you?