Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Opposition for giving “muted and indirect” support to the security breach incident in Parliament. However, he asked BJP MPs to maintain decency and decorum while responding to Opposition’s charges.
Taking a dig at the Opposition, Modi suggested that with their current approach over the security breach in Parliament last week, it looks unlikely that the Opposition would be able to match its 2019 performance. “How can a party believing in democratic values overtly or covertly justify it,” the PM said, according to BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. He was briefing the media after the BJP parliamentary party meeting.
The conduct of these parties indicates they have made up their mind to remain in Opposition and are practising for it, Modi said, adding that the nation has also made up its mind to keep them there and to reduce their strength even further.”We should expose the Opposition, keeping in mind to keep our voice under control, and stay within the limits of democracy. In the coming days, no matter whether others are participating or not, we must participate in Parliament’s proceedings,” he said, noting that some important bills are coming up for discussion in the two Houses.
Slamming opposition parties for disrupting Parliament proceedings, Modi said they were giving “political spin” to the incident in frustration over its losses in the recent assembly polls. Their goal is to throw out his government but the government’s goal is to ensure a bright future for India, he added.
“Some People are uniting in their intent to remove BJP from power while we are patriots working for the betterment of India. They are utilising their strength to remove the government while we are utilising our strength for the betterment of India,” Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said, quoting the PM.