Mumbai: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday, February 5, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 97-minute address in the Rajya Sabha, calling it an "election rally speech." The Congress leader added that in PM Modi's address, his self-obsession and fixation on "dialogue-baazi and demagoguery" were on full display.
Taking to his official handle on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, "As always, it was overflowing with abuses and assaults, distortions and dramatics, innuendos and insults - and of course his usual quota of blatant and brazen lies"
What Did PM Modi Say In Rajya Sabha?
In his motion of thanks in the RS, PM Modi launched a sharp attack on the Congress party. He drew a sharp contrast between his government's and the Congress party's mindset.
While quoting former PM late Indira Gandhi on her visit to Iran, PM Modi recalled her statement that late Jawaharlal Nehru had said about considering 35 crore people of the country as 'problems'. She had said, "When asked how many problems he had, my father once replied, '350 million (35 crore)', which was our population at that time. Now the population is 570 million (57 crore), so that is the dimension of my problems." In comparison to the Congress, the PM added that his BJP-NDA have a people-centric approach.
"BJP-NDA has a different approach to looking for solutions to problems; there is a vast difference between the Congress and us," adding that, "We believe that 140 crore citizens are capable enough to tackle challenges. We trust the citizens and their capability."
PM Accusess Gandhi family of 'stealing' Mahatma Gandhi's surname
He also accused the Gandhi family of 'stealing' the surname of Mahatma Gandhi, alleging that stealing was their ancestral profession.
"Stealing is in their (Congress’s) family business. They stole a Gujarati surname, Mahatma Gandhi’s surname, and the people are now teaching them a lesson... We are moving forward with the resolve of a ‘Viksit Bharat,’ but they continue to raise questions about it," PM Modi said in his blatant attack on the Congress.
PM Ridicules Congress Party's Work Culture
The prime minister criticised the Congress party’s work culture, recalling Indira Gandhi’s remark about workers in Himachal Pradesh needing mules instead of jeeps. He said the Planning Commission refused this due to policy rules, highlighting what he called poor implementation and rigid thinking during the Nehru-Gandhi era.
He added that this was one reason he abolished the Planning Commission in 2014. PM also added that Indira Gandhi knew that this "sin was going on, but she did not take any step to improve this work or culture."
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