Derek O'Brien @DerekOBrien@mastodon.social

My friend Sohaila Abdulali wrote the brilliant book “What we talk about when we talk about rape.” Read what she wrote today

Back on TV after a long hiatus for a very important issue. How the #NRC and the #CAB are a con job just like #demonetisation was (one slip of the tongue on my part on live TV... it should be States and not 'countries') #Parliament #economy

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Inside #Parliament today with my senior #Trinamool colleague Saugata Roy. Addressed the media on a very important issue, the #CitzenshipAmendmentBill - #NRC and how it is against the Constitution of India.

Really good performance by West Bengal in poverty reduction! https://bit.ly/2rP45Pb

Can the youth of India trust this government ? What is this govt’s ‘Trust Quotient’ ? Trinamool asks. Here’s a clip from a debate in #Parliament on the #economy

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In #Parliament in the debate on the #economy we asked, what's this govt’s ‘Trust Quotient’ ? Can the States trust them? Can they?

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Speaking for Trinamool on #economy debate in #Parliament we asked, what this govt’s ‘Trust Quotient’ was on a number of parameters. Can we trust govt data?

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Allies and trust! What’s this government’s #TrustQuotient among its allies? If your allies distrust you, how can industry trust you ? I asked in #Parliament.

Excerpt from the debate on the #economy

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What’s this government’s #TrustQuotient among its own people in the party? I asked in #Parliament. Excerpt from the debate on the #economy

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The state of the #economy was debated in #Parliament. #GDPGrowth too. Speaking for Trinamool, I respectfully reminded the PM what the CM of Gujarat had said on the economy in Nov 2013. After all, ‘self advice is the best advice’😜😜

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#Parliament had debated the #economy . On behalf of Trinamool I asked to test this government’s Trust Quotient. #GDPGrowth

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Clip #1: On Wednesday, in #Parliament we debated #economic issues. The Finance Minister didn’t have any answers. On Friday #GDPgrowth numbers out. She said no gloom, doom. I agreed 😜

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Redefining GDP: Gross Domestic Pain 😂

How significant is Trinamool’s 3-0 by-poll win in #Bengal? Here's a perspective on video about what the ‘Delhi’ media might have missed (or, ...) #BengalBypolls

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#Parliament On the day (Wednesday) Rajya Sabha debates the state of the #economy
some in the media still have The Spine to publish an article like this.

https://tinyurl.com/wzvauaj

#ConstructiveOpposition All India Trinamool Congress and other parties held a 90 min dharna at Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue #Parliament to #SaveTheConstitution on #ConstitutionDay

MPs read from the Constitution. #Trinamool will continue to raise issues

Good ideas.

Good content.

Powerfully communicated.

#Trinamool took part in the #pollution debate in #Parliament and made a constructive suggestion:

#RajyaSabha MP Nadim Ul Haque asked the Environment Minister why the meeting between State ministers and the Centre had not taken place.The Environment Minister has now called a meeting!

#ConstructiveOpposition

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Trinamool and 12 parties have given Notice in #Parliament to discuss distress in #economy #Jobs #PriceRise Govt has run away every day of Week One in Rajya Sabha. Not even a 3 minute mention in Zero Hour ! Here is one of the many reasons why >> https://bit.ly/2XzCj4W

Reference this post of three hours ago 😊so it did snow in #Parliament For the FIRST time ever this govt brought a resolution, in consultation with Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha, & sent a Bill for further scrutiny to a Select Committee. The Surrogacy Bill will be improved . Good

The weather report for Rajya Sabha is that it may snow this afternoon #Parliament 😊Watch this space 😊