This Article is From Mar 23, 2015

Funniest Things Said in Parliament: "I Want To Be Taller" and More

Funniest Things Said in Parliament: 'I Want To Be Taller' and More

Our ministers can occasionally bring the House down with a one-liner or two

If you have watched debates in the Indian Parliament, you know that our ministers can occasionally bring the House down with a one-liner or two. But did you know that the official website of the Lok Sabha has a section called 'Wit and Humour' that lists all the funny things that happen in Parliament?

A Reddit thread posted on Saturday pointed out that the Lok Sabha maintains PDFs of witty things said in the House.

Here's a look at some of the funny ones:

This one is from 2005, when President Pranab Mukherjee was the country's Defence Minister.
 



Some ministers know how to get a laugh, apparently.
 



 

English is a funny language. And, here's a proof straight from Parliament.




There were also jokes about  taxes:




Unfortunately, the section soon dries of wit and humour, and then lists poems in different languages.



 

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