NEW DELHI: A day after lambasting the Congress and other opposition parties in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke in the Rajya Sabha as he stepped up his attack on his rivals.
He was participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
Opposition parties used the debate on the motion to attack Modi and the government for aiding Adani’s phenomenal rise during the last few years. In his reply, Modi unleashed a scathing attack on Congress and rcounted achievements of his government – from eliminating waiting for getting cooking gas to opening bank accounts for everyone and providing electricity connections.
Here are the key points from PM Modi’s address:
Modi lashes out at opposition
The Prime Minister lashed out at the opposition raising slogans in the Parliament and said that the behaviour of some MPs has been disappointing.
“The country carefully hears what is said in this House. Some MPs are bringing disrepute to this House,” he said.
Opposition MPs raised slogans of “Modi-Adani bhai-bhai” in Rajya Sabha as PM Modi spoke in Rajya Sabha.
‘Lotus will bloom’
PM Modi hit out at the opposition saying their acts will only help BJP flourish further.
“I want to tell these MPs the more you throw ‘keechad’, the better the lotus will bloom,” he said.
Taking a jibe at Congress PM Modi said that when he took over as the Prime Minister in 2014, he saw that Congress had created problems and issues everywhere for India’s overall development.
“More than half of the population was without banking facilities till 2014, now 48 crore accounts opened in last 9 years. Our govt has extended potable water supply to 11 crore houses in last 3-4 years against only 3 crore pre-2014,” he said.
Congress only engaged in ‘tokenism’
The Prime Minister took a swipe at Congress and said that the grand old party never tried to find permanent solutions to the problems confronting the country.
“Congress used to say ‘Gareebi Hatao’ but did nothing for over four decades. While we work hard to meet the expectations and aspirations of the people of the country. Congress created hurdles in development, India lost six decades while smaller countries progressed,” he added.
“Country is with us, people have rejected Congress party and punished them from time to time,” he added.
Transformed the working culture
Pointing out the development work done since 2014, PM Modi in his address in Rajya Sabha, said that the government has transformed the working culture with the power of technology.
“Our focus is on increasing the speed and enhancing scale. In this Amrit Kaal, our aim is 100% saturation of schemes. This is true secularism. This eliminates discrimination and corruption,” he said.
“Our priority is the common public, and this is the reason we made LPG connections available to 25 crore families in the country,” he added.
Dig at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
The Prime Minister took a jibe at Kharge saying Congress might have the intention to build a foundation but they only dug holes during their tenure.
He also asked Kharge to note that 1.70 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts have been opened in Karnataka.
“Kharge Ji complains that I visit Kalaburagi. He should see the work done there. 1.70 cr Jan Dhan bank accounts have opened in Karnataka including over 8 lakh accounts in Kalaburagi. So many people getting empowered, while someone’s account getting closed, I can understand the pain,” he said.
He was participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
Opposition parties used the debate on the motion to attack Modi and the government for aiding Adani’s phenomenal rise during the last few years. In his reply, Modi unleashed a scathing attack on Congress and rcounted achievements of his government – from eliminating waiting for getting cooking gas to opening bank accounts for everyone and providing electricity connections.
Here are the key points from PM Modi’s address:
Modi lashes out at opposition
The Prime Minister lashed out at the opposition raising slogans in the Parliament and said that the behaviour of some MPs has been disappointing.
“The country carefully hears what is said in this House. Some MPs are bringing disrepute to this House,” he said.
Opposition MPs raised slogans of “Modi-Adani bhai-bhai” in Rajya Sabha as PM Modi spoke in Rajya Sabha.
‘Lotus will bloom’
PM Modi hit out at the opposition saying their acts will only help BJP flourish further.
“I want to tell these MPs the more you throw ‘keechad’, the better the lotus will bloom,” he said.
Taking a jibe at Congress PM Modi said that when he took over as the Prime Minister in 2014, he saw that Congress had created problems and issues everywhere for India’s overall development.
“More than half of the population was without banking facilities till 2014, now 48 crore accounts opened in last 9 years. Our govt has extended potable water supply to 11 crore houses in last 3-4 years against only 3 crore pre-2014,” he said.
Congress only engaged in ‘tokenism’
The Prime Minister took a swipe at Congress and said that the grand old party never tried to find permanent solutions to the problems confronting the country.
“Congress used to say ‘Gareebi Hatao’ but did nothing for over four decades. While we work hard to meet the expectations and aspirations of the people of the country. Congress created hurdles in development, India lost six decades while smaller countries progressed,” he added.
“Country is with us, people have rejected Congress party and punished them from time to time,” he added.
Transformed the working culture
Pointing out the development work done since 2014, PM Modi in his address in Rajya Sabha, said that the government has transformed the working culture with the power of technology.
“Our focus is on increasing the speed and enhancing scale. In this Amrit Kaal, our aim is 100% saturation of schemes. This is true secularism. This eliminates discrimination and corruption,” he said.
“Our priority is the common public, and this is the reason we made LPG connections available to 25 crore families in the country,” he added.
Dig at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
The Prime Minister took a jibe at Kharge saying Congress might have the intention to build a foundation but they only dug holes during their tenure.
He also asked Kharge to note that 1.70 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts have been opened in Karnataka.
“Kharge Ji complains that I visit Kalaburagi. He should see the work done there. 1.70 cr Jan Dhan bank accounts have opened in Karnataka including over 8 lakh accounts in Kalaburagi. So many people getting empowered, while someone’s account getting closed, I can understand the pain,” he said.
