Mint Podcast: Political Debates Have Become Way Too Personal... Or Is That Just For Our Eyes?

Last week in parliament, a 78-year-old member of parliament, TMC's Saugata Roy was told off by 2 ministers for smoking outside parliament building. A day later, he was again asked by reporters to comment on his errant smoking to which he retorted that his one cigarette wasn't going to solve the sundry problems that the government had. They should, he said, get down to focussing on their own work like solving the Capital's pollution problem.Watching this whole incident unravel in parliament raises some questions - is this really such an important matter? Is this just another handle to attack a rival MP ahead of a crucial election in his state of West Bengal? And can rival MPs actually be friends?Watch. #tmc #bjp #parliament #elections #westbengal