Frightening revelation?

There is no doubt the government felt embarrassed over this unexpected turn of events with two of its own MPs being locked not in a debate but an extremely unsavoury diatribe. This has had to do with the image of the government, so that there might be attempts by some party insiders to persuade the two ruling partymen to withdraw from the warpath lest it affected the party reputation anymore. But we believe this approach, if at all taken, may only serve the party but not the interest of the people. The charges and countercharges, once made against each other, whatever be the trigger, on the floor of the House, are public property and knowledge now. These cannot be swept under the carpet. The government owes it to the public to pursue the allegations, order an inquest and bring out the truths. The 'embarrassment' should not be allowed to get the better of the government's best administrative judgement. It would also be impolitic on the part of the government if it happened the other way round. So, we demand a full-fledged judicial inquiry into the whole matter.

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