It is meant to uphold the liability of the elected representatives to the people who elect them to positions of power. In a democratic set-up, it is perfectly reasonable for the people to demand answers from parliamentarians or their prime minister. The sedition case has been withdrawn; the police would now prosecute the complainant instead for his “false allegations”. Perhaps the BJP believes that the lynching of Muslims, one of the issues that were raised by the signatories of the letter, adds to the nation’s lustre. Turning prejudice into a matter of pride must then count as yet another formidable attribute of the BJP.

Source: The Telegraph October 10, 2019 19:05 UTC