From Sougata Ray being scolded for smoking, to a full-blown vaping controversy, from Renuka Chowdhary’s dog to a slip-of-tongue outrage—Parliament saw a strange week of weird controversies. But behind the noise lies a bigger question: Has politics become so polarised that even basic camaraderie has vanished? HT’s Sunetra Choudhury unpacks the dramas, the optics, the trolling—and what they say about our politics heading into a crucial election.