Cabinet Minister Hardeep Puri reminds Congress of the Gandhi family’s legacy

On May 23, Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs and Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri gave a befitting reply to the Congress leaders who’ve been making a fuss about Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the model new Parliament developing.

In a set of Tweets, Puri talked about that Congress President and completely different leaders beforehand criticised the model new Parliament developing and questioned its necessity. He added that now they’ve shifted the goalpost by generously misquoting an article from the Constitution.

From criticising the New Parliament Building & questioning its very necessity no matter a whole lot of them advocating for it sooner than nonetheless not executing it, Congress President & completely different worthies are literally shifting the goalpost by generously misquoting an article a day from the Constitution! pic.twitter.com/GUwexamcZy

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 23, 2023

Minister Puri further reminded the Congress leaders of their uncharitable suggestions about President Droupadi Murmu. He talked about, “After uncharitable comments about Hon’ble President in the past by its leaders, Congress president now makes uncalled for & gratuitous comments on her election! Tragic that Congress claiming to be a national party lacks in any national spirit & sense of pride in India’s progress.”

Why can’t they solely be a part of the nation in celebrating this creation of a helpful asset for posterity, as a result of the New India’s temple of the mother of all democracies & jettison the prolonged sulk & indulgence in partisan polemics primarily based totally on falsehoods.

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 23, 2023

Puri questioned Congress leaders’ intentions as they always indulged in partisan polemics primarily based totally on falsehoods.

So, instead of now discovering articles to justify their hypocrisy why can’t they solely smile & be a part of India on this momentous achievement & her march to greatness!

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 23, 2023

The minister reminded the Congress leaders of two explicit dates. The first was October 24, 1975, when then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi inaugurated the Parliament Annexe and the second was August 15, 1987, when then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi laid the inspiration of the Parliament Library.

He talked about, “So, instead of now finding articles to justify their hypocrisy why can’t they just smile & join India on this momentous achievement & her march to greatness!”

Comments by Congress leaders

For the earlier various days, Congress leaders have been attacking the ruling event BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming that they are insulting the President of India by letting PM Modi inaugurate the model new Parliament Building.

The Congress President and Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Modi authorities of using Dalit and Tribal communities for electoral causes. In a set of tweets, Kharge accused the central authorities of not inviting then-President Kovind for laying down the inspiration of the model new Parliament developing and President Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of the an identical.

It appears to be similar to the Modi Govt has ensured election of President of India from the Dalit and the Tribal communities only for electoral causes.

While Former President, Shri Kovind was not invited for the New Parliament foundation laying ceremony…

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— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) May 22, 2023

Quoting Kharge, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor cited Article 60 and Article 111 of the Constitution of India which counsel the President is the head of the Parliament. He talked about, “It was bizarre enough that the PM performed the ground-breaking ceremony & puja when construction began, but incomprehensible (& arguably unconstitutional) for him and not the President to inaugurate the building.”

Yes @kharge Sahib is appropriate. Articles 60 and 111 of the Constitution of India make it clear that the President is the head of parliament. It was bizarre enough that the PM carried out the ground-breaking ceremony & puja when constructing began, nonetheless fully incomprehensible (&… https://t.co/fuan2AyMJm

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 22, 2023

Congress chief Manish Tiwari cited Article 79 of the Constitution of India which says, “There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the council of States and the House of the People”.

Article 79 COI
“There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the council of States and the House of the People”

Ministers of the Union ought to study the Constitution of India very fastidiously @HardeepSPuri https://t.co/S0KHE6exWo

— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) May 23, 2023
Parliament paperwork about events specified by Puri

Several paperwork communicate regarding the two events Minister Puri talked about. For event, a PDF in Lok Sabha paperwork named Parliament House Estate under the Section Construction of the Building well-known that the inspiration stone of the Parliament House Annexe was laid down on August 3, 1970, by then President VV Giri. The inauguration of the developing was accomplished by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 24, 1975.

Source: Lok Sabha Documents

Furthermore, Section Parliament Library Building talked about Rajiv Gandhi laying down the inspiration stone of the developing on August 15, 1987. The Bhoomi Poojan was carried out by then-Speaker of Lok Sabha Shivraj V Patil on April 17, 1994, as soon as extra a Congress chief. 

Source: Lok Sabha Documents