New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday responded to the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmu’s Address in the Rajya Sabha. President Murmu had delivered her address to the combined gathering of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on January 31, marking the commencement of the Budget Session.
- PM Modi thanking the President said, “President Droupadi Murmu in her address spoke about India’s potential, strength, and bright future. I thank President Droupadi Murmu…”
- Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks in the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister said the Congress whose leader and policy have “no guarantee” is raising questions on his policies.
- “A challenge has been posed before you from West Bengal that Congress will not be able to cross 40 (in Lok Sabha elections 2024). I pray that you are able to secure 40,” the Prime Minister said.
- Further taking a dig at Congress party PM Modi said, “The Congress that handed over a large part of our land to our enemies, the Congress which stopped the modernisation of the country’s armies, is today giving us speeches on national security and internal security, the Congress which, after independence, They remained confused, whether industries are necessary or farming. The Congress could not decide whether nationalisation is important or privatisation…The Congress that brought India’s economy from number 12 to number 11 in 10 years…we brought India’s economy to number 5 in just 10 years and this Congress is here to give us long speeches on economic policies.”
- “The Congress that, in its greed for power, openly strangled democracy, the Congress that dissolved democratically-elected governments overnight, the Congress that jailed the Constitutional decorum, the Congress that tried to lock up newspapers – that Congress has now acquired the habit to create narratives of breaking the country. This was not enough, now they are making statements about breaking the north and south. And this Congress is lecturing us on democracy and federalism!” PM Modi added.Click here for Latest Fact Checked News On NewsMobile WhatsApp Channel