Two of India’s most voluble film stars, Sunny Deol and Shatrughan Sinha, who have made a name for themselves with a high-octane dialogue delivery, did not utter a single word in the outgoing Lok Sabha. In total, nine of the 543 members did not speak a word in Lok Sabha, six of whom are from the BJP and four of them belonging to Karnataka.
Speaker’s outreach
Speaker Om Birla had, as per sources, meticulously reached out to the members who had not had an opportunity to speak in Parliament. “The Speaker, for example, had approached Mr. Deol, at least twice, calling him over, extending special opportunity to him, to utilise the various opportunities offered including Zero Hour when any issue of national importance can be raised, to speak. But he could not be moved,” a senior Parliamentary official said.
