PM Modi targets opposition with ‘keechad-kamal’ jibe, takes dig at Gandhi household

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unleashed a stinging assault in opposition to the Opposition, saying the extra “keechad” (grime) they’ll fling, the larger “kamal” (lotus) will bloom and asserted that he alone outweighs all those that take turns to shout slogans to oppose him.

Thumping his chest amidst the Opposition slogan shouting “Modi-Adani, bhai-bhai” in Rajya Sabha, Modi declared that he lives for the nation and desires to do one thing for the nation, which has rattled the opposition events and they’re enjoying political video games simply to save lots of themselves.

Taking a swipe at Congress, which has criticised the federal government for ignoring Jawaharlal Nehru’s efforts in nation-building, Modi requested if the primary prime minister was so nice, why have his scions by no means used his surname. He additionally mentioned that as per stories, the Congress named as many as 600 schemes after the Nehru-Gandhi household.

In a no-holds-barred assault in opposition to the Congress, he accused it of trampling on the rights of states and regional events by dismissing elected governments on 90 events by “misusing” Article 356 of the Constitution. Indira Gandhi alone had used the article 50 occasions to dismiss governments, he added.

He additionally accused the grand outdated get together of adopting solely “tokenism” in fixing issues the nation confronted and mentioned it was bothered solely about its political ambitions and never the welfare of the nation. “We don’t believe in tokenism. We have chosen the path of hard work in taking the country forward,” he mentioned.

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Modi delivered his 90-minute speech in reply to a debate on a movement thanking the President for her handle to a joint sitting of Parliament, amidst the Opposition members shouting for a probe by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) into allegations raised in opposition to the Adani Group by the US-based Hindenburg Research agency.

Unperturbed by the jeering, the Prime Minister mentioned, “Desh dekh raha hai, ek akela kitno ko bhari pad raha hai (the country is watching how one person has outweighed so many).”

With members of the treasury benches chanting “Modi-Modi”, the PM pointed on the opposition MPs who had gathered within the Well of the House in a bid to shout him down and mentioned, “Naare bolne ke liye bhi unko badal karna padta hai (they have to take turns even to shout slogans).”

“Ek conviction ke karan chala hoon, desh ke liye jeeta hoon, desh ke liye kuch karne ke liye nikla hoon (I live for the country and have embarked with the conviction to serve the nation),” he mentioned, including his political opponents are enjoying video games as they don’t have the braveness to take him on.

The opposition, he mentioned, is resorting to all this to save lots of themselves.

As he rose to talk, opposition MPs, some holding placards, rushed into the Well shouting slogans in opposition to the prime minister and searching for a JPC.

Hitting again, Modi mentioned, “Jitna keechad uchaloge, kamal utna hi zyada khilega (the more dirt you fling, the bigger the kamal – the election symbol of BJP – will bloom).”

“Keechad unke pass tha, mere pass gulal. Jo jis ke pass tha, usne diya uchal,” Modi quoted Manik Verma’s poem in response to the allegations opposition events levelled on him and his authorities. Roughly translated, it means that they had grime and I had ‘gulal’, whosoever had no matter they flung within the air.

“Some people’s behaviour and language are disappointing not just for the House but for the country,” he mentioned in an indirect reference to the allegations opposition events levelled in opposition to him.

Lambasting the Congress, Modi mentioned, “this country is not anyone’s fiefdom. Our policies reflect national and regional aspirations…But these people who are now sitting (with Congress), I want to expose them today.”

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He then narrated how elected governments of the Left in Kerala, NT Rama Rao in Andhra Pradesh, Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and M G Ramachandran in Tamil Nadu had been dismissed by the Congress. And immediately these events are sitting together with the Congress, he mentioned.

“NT Rama Rao’s government was dismissed when he was in the US for medical treatment,” he mentioned, including M G Ramachandran have to be handing over his grave seeing his DMK align with the Congress.

He additionally alleged that the Congress had dedicated sins prior to now and was now making an attempt to mislead the nation. He additionally alleged that the Congress didn’t know the distinction between jobs and employment.

The Prime Minister warned states in opposition to resorting to populist measures for political positive factors, saying it might be “anarth-niti” (disastrous coverage).

With many events in states promising freebies and reverting to heavy money outflow schemes like outdated pensions within the run-up to elections, he cited examples of close to chapter in neighbouring nations to say that they need to not play with the monetary well being and financial insurance policies.

“Do not do any such sin which leaves the burden on the next generation.”

The Congress, he charged, was in opposition to science and expertise and it defamed Indian scientists who developed indigenous COVID-19 vaccines. “They do not leave any chance to defame our scientists,” he mentioned, including makes an attempt had been being made even “till yesterday.”

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Modi mentioned through the Amrit Kaal — the interval as much as the centenary of India’s Independence — his authorities would goal to supply advantages of all welfare schemes to everybody and obtain 100 per cent saturation ranges and put an finish to any scope for appeasement based mostly on caste and faith. “Saturation of every welfare scheme is true secularism for us…This also eliminates discrimination and corruption,” he asserted.

He listed numerous achievements of his authorities – from eliminating the ready interval for getting cooking gasoline to opening financial institution accounts for everybody and offering electrical energy connections.

The effort was to create a brighter future and never have a look at political positive factors, he mentioned, alleging that the Congress’ financial, social and political insurance policies had been based mostly on vote financial institution solely. “The country is rejecting the Congress time and again, however, the Congress and its allies fail to learn from their failures,” he mentioned.

The Prime Minister famous that schemes had been delayed prior to now and this had develop into the norm because the hard-earned cash of taxpayers was wasted.

“We are coming out with such a work culture that will break the tradition of shedding discrimination. If they had worked with ‘nek neeti’ (good intentions) for tribals, then I would not have to work so hard in the third decade of the 21st century. But, they did not do so,” he lamented.

Asserting that it was his authorities’s resolve that India turns into ‘Viksti Bharat’ by 2047, the Prime Minister mentioned, “India is ready to take the giant leap and not look back anymore.”

The movement was handed by voice vote after Congress members walked out saying they wished to hunt clarifications from the Prime Minister, who left quickly after his speech.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unleashed a stinging assault in opposition to the Opposition, saying the extra “keechad” (grime) they’ll fling, the larger “kamal” (lotus) will bloom and asserted that he alone outweighs all those that take turns to shout slogans to oppose him.

Thumping his chest amidst the Opposition slogan shouting “Modi-Adani, bhai-bhai” in Rajya Sabha, Modi declared that he lives for the nation and desires to do one thing for the nation, which has rattled the opposition events and they’re enjoying political video games simply to save lots of themselves.

Taking a swipe at Congress, which has criticised the federal government for ignoring Jawaharlal Nehru’s efforts in nation-building, Modi requested if the primary prime minister was so nice, why have his scions by no means used his surname. He additionally mentioned that as per stories, the Congress named as many as 600 schemes after the Nehru-Gandhi household.

In a no-holds-barred assault in opposition to the Congress, he accused it of trampling on the rights of states and regional events by dismissing elected governments on 90 events by “misusing” Article 356 of the Constitution. Indira Gandhi alone had used the article 50 occasions to dismiss governments, he added.

He additionally accused the grand outdated get together of adopting solely “tokenism” in fixing issues the nation confronted and mentioned it was bothered solely about its political ambitions and never the welfare of the nation. “We don’t believe in tokenism. We have chosen the path of hard work in taking the country forward,” he mentioned.

ALSO READ | Rahul’s remarks on PM Modi expunged, Cong says ‘democracy was cremated’

Modi delivered his 90-minute speech in reply to a debate on a movement thanking the President for her handle to a joint sitting of Parliament, amidst the Opposition members shouting for a probe by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) into allegations raised in opposition to the Adani Group by the US-based Hindenburg Research agency.

Unperturbed by the jeering, the Prime Minister mentioned, “Desh dekh raha hai, ek akela kitno ko bhari pad raha hai (the country is watching how one person has outweighed so many).”

With members of the treasury benches chanting “Modi-Modi”, the PM pointed on the opposition MPs who had gathered within the Well of the House in a bid to shout him down and mentioned, “Naare bolne ke liye bhi unko badal karna padta hai (they have to take turns even to shout slogans).”

“Ek conviction ke karan chala hoon, desh ke liye jeeta hoon, desh ke liye kuch karne ke liye nikla hoon (I live for the country and have embarked with the conviction to serve the nation),” he mentioned, including his political opponents are enjoying video games as they don’t have the braveness to take him on.

The opposition, he mentioned, is resorting to all this to save lots of themselves.

As he rose to talk, opposition MPs, some holding placards, rushed into the Well shouting slogans in opposition to the prime minister and searching for a JPC.

Hitting again, Modi mentioned, “Jitna keechad uchaloge, kamal utna hi zyada khilega (the more dirt you fling, the bigger the kamal – the election symbol of BJP – will bloom).”

“Keechad unke pass tha, mere pass gulal. Jo jis ke pass tha, usne diya uchal,” Modi quoted Manik Verma’s poem in response to the allegations opposition events levelled on him and his authorities. Roughly translated, it means that they had grime and I had ‘gulal’, whosoever had no matter they flung within the air.

“Some people’s behaviour and language are disappointing not just for the House but for the country,” he mentioned in an indirect reference to the allegations opposition events levelled in opposition to him.

Lambasting the Congress, Modi mentioned, “this country is not anyone’s fiefdom. Our policies reflect national and regional aspirations…But these people who are now sitting (with Congress), I want to expose them today.”

ALSO READ | Modi can’t keep away from accountability by heckling Opposition: BRS MLC Okay Kavitha

He then narrated how elected governments of the Left in Kerala, NT Rama Rao in Andhra Pradesh, Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and M G Ramachandran in Tamil Nadu had been dismissed by the Congress. And immediately these events are sitting together with the Congress, he mentioned.

“NT Rama Rao’s government was dismissed when he was in the US for medical treatment,” he mentioned, including M G Ramachandran have to be handing over his grave seeing his DMK align with the Congress.

He additionally alleged that the Congress had dedicated sins prior to now and was now making an attempt to mislead the nation. He additionally alleged that the Congress didn’t know the distinction between jobs and employment.

The Prime Minister warned states in opposition to resorting to populist measures for political positive factors, saying it might be “anarth-niti” (disastrous coverage).

With many events in states promising freebies and reverting to heavy money outflow schemes like outdated pensions within the run-up to elections, he cited examples of close to chapter in neighbouring nations to say that they need to not play with the monetary well being and financial insurance policies.

“Do not do any such sin which leaves the burden on the next generation.”

The Congress, he charged, was in opposition to science and expertise and it defamed Indian scientists who developed indigenous COVID-19 vaccines. “They do not leave any chance to defame our scientists,” he mentioned, including makes an attempt had been being made even “till yesterday.”

ALSO READ | ‘It is obvious PM Modi is defending Adani’: Rahul Gandhi

Modi mentioned through the Amrit Kaal — the interval as much as the centenary of India’s Independence — his authorities would goal to supply advantages of all welfare schemes to everybody and obtain 100 per cent saturation ranges and put an finish to any scope for appeasement based mostly on caste and faith. “Saturation of every welfare scheme is true secularism for us…This also eliminates discrimination and corruption,” he asserted.

He listed numerous achievements of his authorities – from eliminating the ready interval for getting cooking gasoline to opening financial institution accounts for everybody and offering electrical energy connections.

The effort was to create a brighter future and never have a look at political positive factors, he mentioned, alleging that the Congress’ financial, social and political insurance policies had been based mostly on vote financial institution solely. “The country is rejecting the Congress time and again, however, the Congress and its allies fail to learn from their failures,” he mentioned.

The Prime Minister famous that schemes had been delayed prior to now and this had develop into the norm because the hard-earned cash of taxpayers was wasted.

“We are coming out with such a work culture that will break the tradition of shedding discrimination. If they had worked with ‘nek neeti’ (good intentions) for tribals, then I would not have to work so hard in the third decade of the 21st century. But, they did not do so,” he lamented.

Asserting that it was his authorities’s resolve that India turns into ‘Viksti Bharat’ by 2047, the Prime Minister mentioned, “India is ready to take the giant leap and not look back anymore.”

The movement was handed by voice vote after Congress members walked out saying they wished to hunt clarifications from the Prime Minister, who left quickly after his speech.