Session will be full of ‘outcomes’: Modi
Modi said, "It is more beneficial if the opposition attacks government, however fierce it may be, inside Parliament."
On
the eve of resumption of Budget Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Sunday voiced hope that it would be full of “outcomes”, noting that
the productivity of Parliament has “reached 125 per cent” since his
government came to power.
With Parliament set to
witness a stormy session over a host of issues, including the
controversial land bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu
asked BJP MPs to be present in their House throughout.
In
an apparent swipe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his
absence, Mr. Naidu told MPs that they should take any “sabbatical” or
leave for “introspection” only after the session.
Alluding
to disruptions by Congress-led opposition, Mr. Modi said, “It is more
beneficial if the opposition attacks government, however fierce it may
be, inside Parliament.”
Addressing party MPs at a
workshop, where they were briefed about the government’s pro-poor
measures, Mr. Modi noted that they would have received feedback about
the Centre’s work, especially budget, and can join the session with more
focus.
“In a way the second phase of the session is
stronger because MPs come back with more focus. I am sure this half
would be full of quality debates and outcomes,” he said.
Citing
the poor productivity of Parliament in the last six-seven years before
the BJP government came to power, the Prime Minister said they should
thank the people again and again because the productivity has gone “up
to 125 per cent as they handed over majority to the party“.
In
his speech which was otherwise punctuated with potshots at media, Mr.
Modi thanked the press for maintaining pressure on political parties
against disruption in Parliament irrespective of which party is in
opposition or power.
He, however, added that the fact that the productivity has gone up so much now has not been highlighted adequately.
Keywords: Parliament session, extended Budget session, Narendra Modi, BJP MPs meeting, Venkaiah Naidu, Rajya Sabha proceedings, Lok Sabha proceedings
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