To walk out or not?

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee replied to the debate on inflation and high prices in the Lok Sabha. The Opposition said the reply was not convincing and walked out. Bharatiya Janata Party members who initially were walking out suddenly paused, had a hurried confabulation among themselves and walked back into the House. They actually forgot they had another walkout scheduled, this time on the issue of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna’s continuance in the Cabinet, despite an FIR against him. So much to do, so little time to do it in!