Hindustan Times (Patiala)

Mann’s oneliners laced with sarcasm

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of Parliament from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann has been maintainin­g a rather low profile for some time. But whenever the stand-up comediantu­rned-politician speaks, his speeches are laced with sarcasm. During the first half of the budget session, he spoke for not more than 20 minutes to speak, but hit out at the BJP and Congress government­s at the Centre and in Punjab with his razor sharp one-liners on issues ranging from remunerati­ve prices for crops and goods and services tax (GST) to jobs and free smart phones. “Digital India bol kar umeed jaga di desh ke naujawanon mein, desh ko uljha rakha hai Khiljion, Tipu Sultanon mein, sarkar ki yojanaon ka laabh vyakti kuch khas le rahe hain, sanyansi vyapar kar rahe hain, vyapari sanyas le rahe hain,” he said, reciting a short poem on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s poll promise of “acche din”. As usual, the video clip of his speech went viral on social media.

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