The PM said repeated adjournments forced by a vociferous opposition were “an insult to the constitution… to democracy and to the public”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday Morning hit out at opposition once again, accusing it of not allowing Parliament’s monsoon session to function. The PM said repeated adjournments forced by a vociferous opposition were “an insult to the constitution… to democracy and to the public”.
“Parliament is being insulted by the acts of the Opposition in both Houses. The person who snatched the paper and tore it is not repentant of his acts,” PM Modi told BJP MPs at a meeting today.
The PM’s remarks were aimed at TMC MP Santanu Sen who snatched IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s papers, when he rose in parliament to make a statement on the Pegasus scandal.
The Prime Minister also referred to “derogatory comments by a senior MP regarding passage of bills” – a reference to Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien’s “passing laws or making papri chaat?” tweet.
In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill (See shocking chart )
Passing legislation or making papri chaat! pic.twitter.com/9plJOr5YbP
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) August 2, 2021
Pralhad Joshi, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, also slammed Mr O’Brien for his remark. Mr Joshi said: “We are ready to discuss all bills… We don’t want to rush through… one member from Trinamool has insulted Parliament. He should apologise to the country.”
This is the second instance in a week that the Prime Minister has targeted the Opposition. On 27 June, PM Modi accused the grand old party of not allowing the monsoon session of parliament to function and asked BJP MPs to “expose the Congress party before the public and the media”.
The Prime Minister, addressing a meeting of the BJP’s parliamentary party, had accused the Congress of deliberately spurning attempts at resolving an impasse that has seen hardly any work in this session of parliament.
The Prime Minister, who rose to introduce his new cabinet ministers on July 19, also faced slogan-shouting from opposition leaders, forcing him to cut short his speech. PM Modi asked his party MPs to “expose this behaviour of the Congress and some opposition parties in front of the media and the public”.
In the last one week, PM Modi has targeted the Congress party couple of times. During a smaller meeting of BJP MPs earlier, PM Modi called its actions “irresponsible and unfortunate”.
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