Times of India was conspicuous by its absence.
Suraiya, a regular contributor to the paper, has two columns, Jugular Vein and Second Opinion . Today s offering did not appear in print, though it was published on the newspaper s website.
The piece was titled
Escape goats: How to pass the buck when finding someone to blame for bungling the corona crisis . A satirical piece, it featured a conversation between a supreme leader and his supreme sidekick on how to counter the increasingly bad press they re getting amid the rising tide of Covid cases in the country .
No points for guessing who is who.
Shashi Tharoor, citing the need for virtual meets, had earlier spoken about Parliamentary accountability.
New Delhi:
The Trinamool Congress s demand to hold virtual meetings of the various parliamentary committees, the deadly second Covid wave notwithstanding, was today strongly echoed by senior Congress leaders.
The Trinamool has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at least three times in nearly a year seeking permission for the many such panels to meet so as to ensure a modicum of accountability to Parliament amid these stressed times.
Its latest letter on the matter, dated May 7, was written to both Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Mr Birla.