Third Eye: Maintaining punctuality, a victim of his own claims & the buzz is back

Maintaining Punctuality
Lok Sabha Secretariat has laid out a welcome plan for newly elected MPs, with facilities to assist them with formalities including paperwork and issuance of identity cards. Five-term LS member of RSP, Kerala’s NK Premachandran, known for his punctuality and diligent participation in debates and legislative businesses of the House, was the first to reach the Parliament building on Wednesday, a day after he retained his Kollam seat with a big margin. He completed pre-swearing formalities for the new (and re-elected) members of Parliament.

A Victim of his Own Claims
Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar has learnt the hard way that a thin line separates confidence and overconfidence. During the election campaign, when Uddhav Thackeray repeated that BJP would not return to power, Shelar said Thackeray should quit politics if the NDA tally in Maharashtra crosses 45. He added that he would quit politics if the Opposition tally reaches 18 in Maharashtra. After MVA bagged more than 18 seats, Opposition politicians are taking turns to tag him on X, to ask when he would quit politics and who his replacement would be.

The Buzz is Back

With the coalition era returning to the precincts of the national capital, areas around 7 Lok Kalyan Marg were suddenly abuzz with journalists and media on Wednesday. Once the main spot for journalists in the pre-2014 Delhi, the zone was deserted, most of the time, in the last 10 years as there was no news byte or any information-sharing by politicians and ministers.