Watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi recount the rich legacy of democracy of the Indian parliament over the decades that cut across partisan divides brought back memories of the early days of television broadcast of Parliament. Most prominent of those memories that Modi recalled is the speech that was delivered by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee when his 13-day government could not muster sufficient votes to win the confidence of the Lok Sabha.
The live broadcast of the Lok Sabha proceedings that day marked not only the beginning of Parliament finding a place in every home through Doordarshan but also the
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