Modi speech in Parliament live: Earlier in the day, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, during a discussion over the President’s address in the House, launched an attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over Adani row.
Parliament Budget Session Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, targeted the Opposition Congress saying the period of “2004-2014 was a decade of scams and violence” and that the “UPA’s trademark was to let every opportunity turn into crisis from 2004-2014.” “2004-14 was a lost decade, current one will be known as India’s decade,” he added. Modi further said that there is hope in every sector in the country, but “some people were steeped in frustration due to the people’s mandate against them.”
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In his address, PM Modi said India now has a stable and decisive government and that reforms have been brought in out of conviction and not compulsion. He went on to say that “people’s trust in Modi is not because of newspaper headlines or TV visuals but because “of my years of dedication.” PM Modi, however, avoided commenting on the Adani row despite the Opposition’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee probe on the allegations against the Adani Group. Beginning his address, Modi said President Droupadi Murmu has “shown us the way” and that “she is an inspiration for all.”
Earlier in the day, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, during a discussion over the President’s address in the House, launched an attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. “There are 30 lakh vacancies in government and public sector… Why is the government not filling them?… You’re sending money to private sector…82,000 crores… Instead invest in public sector. 10 lakh people work in public sector, but you send 82000 crore to private entities like Adani, where only 30,000 people work. Still he gets encouragement.” Speaking on unemployment and the widening gap between the rich and poor in the country, Kharge added, “PM Modi promised the country’s population of 2 crores jobs every year. (He said) youth, if I come, every year there will be 2 crore jobs. In these 9 years, where are the 18 crore jobs? Leave that, you’re not even filling 50 lakh vacancies. 30 lakh government jobs are not being filled.”
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5 things Rahul Gandhi said in Parliament about Adani Group
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning his links to businessman Gautam Adani. In his address in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi also questioned Adani’s rise over the last eight years.
Here’s what Rahul Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha:
1. He said he kept hearing Adani’s name all through the Bharat Jodo Yatra from the people, including how the Adani Group’s net worth rose from US $8 billion to US $140 billion, taking him from 609 in in the richest persons’ list in 2014 to 2 in 2022.
2. Alleging proximity between Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul said: “PM Modi goes to Australia and by magic, SBI gives a $1 billion loan to Adani. Then he goes to Bangladesh & then the Bangladesh Power development board signs a 25-year contract with Adani… In 2022,Chairman of Sri Lanka electricity board informed a parliamentary committee in Sri Lanka that he was told by President Rajpaksa that he was pressured by PM Modi to give the wind power project to Mr Adani.” Rahul added: “How many times have you (Modi) travelled together (on a foreign trip) with Adaniji? How many times has Adaniji joined you later on your foreign trip? How many times has he reached after you landed in a foreign country? How many times has Adaniji bagged a contract in a foreign country after your visit there?”
BJP says look who’s talking: Rahul, his family out on bail, scams from land to coal to 2G
As Congress MP Rahul Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha Tuesday and accused his government of fuelling the growth of industrialist Gautam Adani, Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Arjun Ram Meghwal and BJP MPs Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nishikant Dubey rose to their feet, seeking “proof” and demanding that the allegations be expunged from the records of the House.
Outside the House, Prasad, calling Rahul’s allegations as “baseless, shameless and reckless charges against an honest Prime Minister”, mounted an attack on the Gandhi family, saying they were all “corrupt” and out “on bail” in the National Herald case.
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First published on: 08-02-2023 at 10:00 IST
