Speaker after speaker at the Sister Nivedita University presents Calcutta Club The Telegraph National Debate 2024 confined themselves to the code of civility laid down by moderator Sandip Chatterjee at the onset, without taking anything away from their compelling contestations
"No one is above the Constitution, which binds us all," the chief minister said, delivering the keynote address on Saturday at the Calcutta Club The Telegraph National Debate, titled Motion: The House believes India does not need a new Constitution . Banerjee called for an end of "autocracy and agency raj" and demanded impartial behaviour of the media. The judiciary and media are weak now, she said.
Search Debate verdict: Welcome, PM, but you failed to act During Covid pandemic, the government failed to treat humans with dignity Modi made the wrong decisions with the wrong people around. consequences of virus will haunt us long after the virus has gone, says senior SC advocate Sanjay Hegde
If you are reading this as you head to Calcutta, Prime Minister, you might want to consider a rejig to your rhetoric on the Brigade Grounds this afternoon: your handling of the Covid pandemic has been pronounced a failure.
When the hands went up at the conclusion of the debate, the motion of the evening had won hands down.