Rahul Gandhi directing his party MPs and possibly others as well to disrupt the proceedings of Lok Sabha when PM Narendra Modi was replying to the debate on Motion of Thanks to President's address seems to have boomeranged on the grand old party.
This has also raised multiple questions for the grand old party – whether Congress does not believe in upholding democratic principles?
Whether it has an underlying motive to undermine the Constitution? Whether it is a part of Congress strategy to disturb and destabilise the healthy democracy? -- These questions have been raised in an article from news agency IANS !!
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The BJP shared two videos on Wednesday, to show the contrast as to how the two parties -- Congress and BJP -- value the democracy.
In one video, Rahul Gandhi could be seen directing fellow MPs to jump into the well of the House and disrupt Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address.
Another video shared by the BJP Modi offering a glass of water to the Opposition MPs who tried heckling his speech from the well of House.
Notably, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also lambasted the LoP Rahul Gandhi on July 2, Tuesday. for egging Opposition MPs to engage in hooting and slogan-shouting and also gesturing them to move to the well of the House.
"This doesn't behove the post you hold," Om Birla had told Rahul, objecting to his gestures.
However, Rahul's attempt to disrupt the house proceedings seems not new for the Congress party.
Another video, pertaining to Sonia Gandhi, shows her using the same 'tactics' to drown out the rival faction.
The video, pertaining to 2012, shows Sonia Gandhi directing the party lawmakers to create disruptions in the House by making noises and raising slogans.
The two videos, put together, show Congress 'affinity and culture' for derailing and disrupting the House proceedings for its own interests, argue the observers.
According to many Rahul Gandhi stirred a hornet's nest during the Prime Minister’s address in the House, as his persuasion of Congress and other Opposition MPs to disrupt the House was not only called out by Speaker Om Birla, but also the video of his objectionable act landed on social media, evoking strong criticism from the netizens.
The video, shared by BJP handles, showed the LoP egging on the fellow MPs to troop into the well of the House and engage in hooting and slogan-shouting with a motive to outshout the Prime Minister and disrupt his speech.
Their attempts to disrupt the PM's speech, however, fell flat as PM Modi hauled them over the coals and showed mirrors on multiple issues.
Namo turns tables on Congress party's '1/3rd govt' jibe with '20 more' years retort
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in Rajya Sabha, launched a tirade at the Opposition for orchestrating a 'samvidhaan bachaao' campaign despite having a dark history of abusing it for 'personal interests' and also boasted about the government's achievements and vision for next five years.
PM Modi started off his speech in the Rajya Sabha by turning the tables on Congress '1/3rd government' jibe with his 20 more years retort and said that nothing could be bigger truth than this.
"A Congress colleague repeatedly said 1/3rd government. We have completed 10 years now and there is 20 more to go. So, we have completed 1/3rd term, 2/3rd remains. So, 'unke muh mein ghee shakkar' for his prophecy," said PM Modi, drawing cheers from the Treasury benches.
During the later part of the speech, PM Modi came down heavily on the Congress over waving booklets of the Constitution and reminded how it abused the supreme rule book and took the democracy for a ride during its rule.
He reminded the party of the dark period of Emergency, belittling the chair of Prime Minister in UPA I and II by 'Super PM' and tearing apart of the Cabinet note by the then Congress MP (Rahul Gandhi).
The Prime Minister underlined that the Constitution is not just a compilation of Articles but its spirit and imprint are extremely valuable.
"It is the Constitution given by Baba Saheb Ambedkar which has allowed people like me, who have zero political lineage, to enter politics and reach such a stage," he said.
Modi also recalled that there was a staunch opposition when his government had proposed to commemorate November 26 as the "Constitution Day".
He said that Congress ran its governments on auto-pilot mode, left people to fend for themselves and is now resorting to fake propaganda campaign to mislead and misguide the public.
The Prime Minister added that it is not surprising to see the party 'reducing itself to mere slogan-shouting group'.
Speaking about the achievements of his government, said that the people of the country voted the NDA to power thrice to achieve the goals of development and reliance through 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Atamnirbhar Bharat'.
"The country has seen its economy rising from tenth to the fifth-largest economy in the last 10 years despite challenges like global disturbances and pandemic. This mandate is to take the economy to third place from the present fifth place," he said.
Speaking about the government's priorities and developmental pitch, PM Modi underlined the importance of strengthening the four pillars of farmers, poor, narishakti and youth and impressed upon the members on how the Kisan Credit Card and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi and Kisan Kalyan Schemes were benefitting crores of farmers.
PM Modi said that his government gave a subsidy of Rs 12 lakh crores for fertilizers to the poor farmers, the highest figure since Independence.
The Prime Minister said that the era of 'ifs and buts' has ceased to exist today as Bharat has gone global and is now welcoming foreign investments which are paving the way for employment opportunities for its youth while also showcasing their potential and talent on an international platform.
He also recalled the time of the 1977 Lok Sabha elections when the press and radio were curtailed and people's voices were muted.
The Prime Minister expressed concern for the tendency to protect the corrupt by certain quarters in the opposition.
Mentioning various scams committed by the various governments run by the opposition parties, the Prime Minister rejected the charge of misusing enforcement agencies. He also criticised double standards in the sphere of the fight against corruption.
"They join ranks with a motive, accuse the Centre of misusing investigative agencies and then plot a conspiracy against their own alliance partners in the states," he said.
Reiterating the President's concern over the recent paper leaks, PM Modi assured the youth that his government is taking strict action against those playing with the future of our country and will not let them go unpunished.
On Manipur, PM Modi reiterated that the government was continuously making efforts to ease the situation in the northeastern state. He added that there were more than 11,000 FIRs lodged and more than 500 wrongdoers were arrested during and after the unrest in Manipur.
"We must acknowledge the fact that the incidents of violence in Manipur are on a continuous downward trajectory and this means that the hope for peace was a definite possibility in Manipur," he emphasised.
But he also that those trying to add fuel to the fire in Manipur will be 'rejected' one day.
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