5th IIT Delhi Parliamentary Debate 2010 motions

5th IIT Delhi Parliamentary Debate 2010 motions

Round 1 -Regional Politics

• THB in a separate state of Telengana

• THBT Regional Parties should not be allowed to stand for
national elections

• THBT the use of violence by Naxalites is justified by the
ends they seek to achieve.



Round 2 - National Security

• THBT Full Body Scans should be banned as the privacy
concerns outweigh the national security benefits.

• THB in cross-border assassinations of terrorist leaders by
intelligence agencies for national security

• THB in demilitarization of the Siachen Glacier



Round 3 - The Classics

• THW abolish capital punishment for any crime.

• THW allow marijuana for recreational use.

• THW legalize euthanasia.



Round 4 - Marriage

• THW make cheating spouses pay double alimony

• THW make marriage registrations in India compulsory.

• THW legalize polygamy and polyandry for people of all religions.



Round 5 - International Relations

• THW construct a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe.

• THBT the UN should impose military sanctions on Iran.

• THBT the UN must administer states that cannot administer themselves





Octo-finals - Bad Man Round

• TH (The Shiv Sena) would end its campaign against North Indians

• TH (The military junta in Myanmar) would release Aung San Suu Kyi

• TH (The North Korean Government) would give up its nuclear program



Quarter-finals - Movies Manner Method

• The Matrix: This house would take the other pill

• Lagaan: This house would refuse to take the bet

• Dark Knight: This house would blow up the ship filled with
criminals to save itself.



Semi-finals – Once upon a time

• The Year is 1856: THW not introduce the Enfield rifle in
the Royal Indian Army

• The Year is 1941: THW not open the eastern front on USSR.

• The Year is 1998: THW not test nuclear weapons at Pokhran



Finals

• THW abolish the “don’t ask don’t tell policy” on
homosexuals in the US army

• THW repeal the Swiss ban on minarets

• THW pay twitter to aid the revolution in Iran