Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Rajya Sabha amid uproar by members of opposition on Wednesday, a day after he mounted a scathing attack on the Congress and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi during his two-hour long speech in the Lok Sabha.
PM Modi said that people of India rejected the politics of illusion in the Lok Sabha election 2024 and prioritised performance over propaganda. In his reply during the Motion of Thanks to President’s Address, PM Modi said that work done by his government in previous two terms had received whole-hearted support and blessings from the people of country.
“I want to thank Congress friends too. Some kept saying one-third government. What can be a bigger truth – we have completed 10 years, 20 remain. In 10 years, the work we have done with commitment has ,” Prime Minister Modi said as opposition members shouted slogans in attempt to disrupt his speech.
Speaking in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, PM Modi continued his speech amid chants of ‘Justice for Manipur’ and ‘Bharat Jodo’ by the opposition members. The PM accused the Congress and its ‘ecosystem’ of insulting Hindus and plotting a ‘conspiracy’ to falsely claim Hindus were violent.
“People gave mandate to NDA for third time,” PM said in his initial remarks in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday adding that there was effort to blackout NDA victory in the recently held Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Prime Minister also said that the mandate for NDA was to make India world’s third largest economy.
The first session of 18th Lok Sabha, which began on June 24, had seven sittings, which saw 539 Lok Sabha members take oath or make affirmation over the first two days. The Rajya Sabha session is expected to be adjourned indefinitely today.
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