Parliament Session Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday responded to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Rajya Sabha in a nearly two-hour-long address amid Opposition ruckus and walkout. The PM hit out at the Opposition leaders and said, “They (Opposition) are running away as they can’t hear the truth.” During his RS speech, the PM also raised the Bengal flogging incident saying the Opposition has a selective attitude towards atrocities against women.
Earlier on Tuesday, the PM replied to the Motion of Thanks in the Lok Sabha. In his address, the Prime Minister thanked the people for reposing their faith in the NDA for a third successive term and took on the Opposition and accused the Congress of conspiring to defame Hindus. PM Narendra Modi said that the Congress and its ecosystem have made it fashionable to mock Hindus and the nation must caution themselves against such propaganda.
During his two-hour-long speech, PM Modi also spoke on the NEET paper leak issue and said that tough measures are being discussed to provide a solution to the issue. After his reply, Lok Sabha passed the Motion of Thanks by a voice vote after two days of discussion. Both the Houses have been adjourned sine die.
Parliament Session Day 8 Highlights: Both the Houses have adjourned sine die.
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The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his nearly two-hour-long address, the Rajya Sabha adopted the Motion of Thanks by a voice vote.
PM Narendra Modi said, "I would like to say without hesitation that I have given a free hand to agencies to take stringent action against corruption and the corrupt. Government will not interfere anywhere. They should work honestly for honesty...I would like to tell the citizens that no corrupt will be safe from the law. Ye Modi ki guarantee hai."
On the Opposition's walkout from Rajya Sabha, Congress leader and LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge says, "We walked out because the PM was addressing the House on the President's address and told some wrong things to the House. It's his habit to lie and say things beyond truth. I have just asked him that, when he was speaking about the Constitution, you didn't make the Constitution, you people were against it. I was just clarifying that who the people were for and against the Constitution... They (RSS) have opposed the Constitution. They burnt the effigy of BR Ambedkar & Pandit Nehru... He says time and again that we disrespected BR Ambedkar, he said it there (in Lok Sabha) and he is saying it today also... I wanted to tell what Babasaheb has said in the Constituent assemble and what the RSS has written in the Organiser..."
PM Modi said, "With these election results, not only a jump in the capital market is being seen but there is also an atmosphere of joy across the world...Amid this, Congress people are also happy. I can't understand the reason for this joy...Is this joy for the hattrick of loss? Is this joy for falling to nervous 90? Is this joy for another failed launch?..I saw even Kharge ji to be full of energy. But perhaps Kharge ji served his party a lot because the blame of this loss that should have been attributed to someone was saved by him and he stood like a wall instead...Whenever such a situation arises, a Dalit and backward have to bear the brunt and that family remains safe. The same was seen here too. You would have seen the issue of Lok Sabha Speaker, there too their defeat was certain but who did they push forward? A Dalit. They knew that he will lose, still he was fielded. In President and Vice President elections, in 2022 they fielded Sushil Kumar Shinde; let they Dalit lose, they themselves have nothing to lose. In 2017, when the defeat was certain, they fielded Meira Kumar...Congress has an anti-SC/ST/OBC mindset due to which, they kept humiliating former President Ram Nath Kovind. With this mindset, they left no stone unturned in insulting the first tribal woman President of the country and used words they no one else can."
While talking about women empowerment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on a recent incident that took place in West Bengal, where a woman was publicly flogged. Videos of the incident have been widely shared on social media.
PM Modi said, "There is silence on horrifying gender crimes in West Bengal. The Opposition has a selective approach on gender crime."
"The Opposition's selective attitude on atrocities against women is very worrying...I have seen a video from Bengal on social media where a woman was being beaten...The incident which happened in Sandeshkhali... But even the senior leaders (of the opposition) have not said a word about it...," PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha.
As the Opposition MPs staged a walkout, PM Modi said, "The country is watching that those who spread lies do not have the strength to hear the truth. Those who do not have the courage to face truth, do not have courage to listen to the answers to questions that were raised in these discussions. They are insulting the Upper House, the glorious tradition of the Upper House."
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said, "The next five years are to ensure saturation of basic facilities and for the fight against poverty. This country will emerge victorious against poverty in the next five years, and I am saying this based on the experience of the past 10 years. When India will become the third largest economy in the world, its impact will be on every sphere of life."
As the Opposition staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar condemned the action by the Opposition and said that this was "a disrespect to the Constitution".
Amid PM Modi's speech, the Opposition MPs raised 'LoP ko bolne do' slogans and then staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha.
Opposition MPs raised slogans of 'LoP ko bolne do' as Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in the Rajya Sabha on Motion of Thanks to President's Address. The Opposition leaders have alleged that the LoP was not allowed to speak.
#watch | Opposition MPs raise slogans of 'LoP ko bolne do' as PM Narendra Modi speaks in Rajya Sabha on Motion of Thanks to President's Address; alleges that the LoP was not allowed to speak. pic.twitter.com/47iH2PcIj4
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his address amid Opposition disruptions being led by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi.
PM Narendra Modi said, "We feel proud of the wisdom and intelligence of the people of this country, in these elections. They defeated propaganda. They prioritised performance. They rejected the politics of deceit and put stamp of victory on the politics of trust."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded in Rajya Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address and said, "In the history of independent India and & parliamentary journey, it has happened after many decades that the public has given the mandate to a government for the third consecutive time. After 60 years, it has happened that the government has returned after being in power for 10 years. I realise this is not an ordinary thing. Some people deliberately tried to black out this decision given by the public..."
In the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said, "I would like to extend hearty gratitude to a few colleagues in Congress. Ever since the results came, I was taking note of a colleague - who was not supported by his party but he held his party's flag all alone. For what he said, unke muh mein ghee shakkar. Why am I saying this? He repeatedly said "1/3rd government". What can be a bigger truth than this? We have completed 10 years now and there is 20 more to go. So, we have completed 1/3rd, 2/3rd remains. So, 'unke muh mein ghee shakkar' for his prophecy."
During his address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said, "In the last two-two and a half days, around 70 MPs participated in this discussion. I express gratitude to all of you MPs in enriching this discussion on the President's Address."
As the Rajya Sabha reconvened on Wednesday, PM Modi addressed the Upper House and shed light on the re-election of his government for the third consecutive term. He said, "A government has won third term after 60 years".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the Rajya Sabha to reply to the the Motion of Thanks on President's address to a joint sitting.
As the Rajya Sabha reconvenes on Wednesday, a silence was observed to mourn the loss of lives in the Hathras stampede incident in which at least 121 people, mostly women, have been killed.
#watch | Delhi: Rajya Sabha observes silence to mourn the loss of lives in Hathras Stampede accident. pic.twitter.com/mcF3aBszUo
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the Rajya Sabha at 12 pm on Wednesday.
During his address in the Lok Sabha yesterday, PM Modi teared into the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against the Hindus in his debut speech as LoP.
PM Modi mocked the "childish" behaviour and said, "…’Kal yaha ‘Baalak buddhi ka vilaap chal raha tha. Mujhe isne maara, mujhe usne maara, yaha maara waha maara, yahi chal raha tha…’ I will tell you a story, a child came back from school and started crying loudly in front of his mother saying I was beaten up in school today and the mother got worried. She asked him what was the matter, but he was not saying anything. The child was not saying that today in school he abused another child’s mother, he had torn the books of a child, he had called the teacher a thief. We saw the same childish act in the House yesterday.”
During BJP protest against Rahul Gandhi, Delhi BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said, "Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately made an irresponsible statement. He should apologise for his statement. He made the statement to encourage appeasement politics. and for this political gain. When he sees vote bank politics, he goes on a temple run. But when he gives a speech in Parliament, his anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan (Sanatan Dharma) mentality becomes visible. "
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Motion of Thanks on President's address by a voice vote, following which the lower house was adjourned sine die.
Day after delivering a fiery address in the Lok Sabha and shredding Congress during his response to the Motion of Thanks on President's address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the Rajya Sabha today.