Live Updates: Criticism vital, but mindless opposition is disrespect to democracy, says PM Modi: The Tribune India

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Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying on the ‘motion of thanks’ on the Presidential Address, in Lok Sabha.

PM on Lata Mangeshkar: “Nation has lost Lata di. Her voice filled nation with emotions. She was also a unifier as she sang in 36 languages. I pay homage.”

“Covid is a turning point, we are moving as new world order, this is a major change since World War II. We have to there at the global high table. Let’s not underplay our leadership role,” says Modi.

PM Modi says, ”We have made solid progress. We have shown the pace to PM Awaas Yojana which has now ensured that the house of the poor is being made in ‘lakhs’. The poor who gets house is now becoming ‘lakhpati’.”

Poor have access to bank accounts, DBT is helping in service delivery…these are major changes, says PM.

“Unfortunately, some of you are struck in 2014. Some people have recognized you and others will soon recognize you. When you give sermons, not forget that for 50 years you (Congress) were ruling,” says Modi

PM on Congress: “Parliament should be used for nation you are using for party.”

“When we lose one poll our ecosystem does research for months, while in your case you keep losing polls your ego and arrogance does not decline, as your ecosystem does allow you to correct,” says Modi.

“We are pledged to democracy. Criticism is the vital in democracy. However, mindless opposition is disrespect to democracy,” he adds.

PM Modi hits out at Congress. “Even the pandemic was used for party politics. Congress crossed all limits during the first wave (March-April 2020) when country was going through lockdown. All experts were saying stay where you were, then Congress party workers at Mumbai railway station encouraged people to leave Maharashtra, go to UP and Bihar from wherever you had come. You forced laborers into several problems,” says Modi. He mentioned Delhi Government and asked people to go and even provided buses.

Because of this movement of people Covid cases increased in UP and Bihar and Uttarakhand, says Modi, adding the country is thinking and wondering “if this nation is not yours”?

“It looks as if you have decided that you don’t want to come to power for 100 more years. If you have decided, I have also prepared,” says PM.

“How India has progressed on the economic front is example for the world. We are the fast growing economy among major economies”: Modi.

“Our exports are at highest. Agriculture exports are high. Our mobile phone exports are growing,” says Modi.

PM Modi jokes with Congress leader of the House Aadhir Ranjan Chaudhary, saying “you have made ample protests against me, you are safe in your party, for now”.

“Reforms were needed to pull the nation out during crisis during corona. We have achieved even as the world was seeing an upheaval. Supply chains have been disrupted. India has maintained supplies chemical fertilizers for farming despite disruptions,” says Modi.

All those who are sitting in palaces for three-four generations, cannot see the problems of small farmers, says PM. “Why do you pose hindrances for small farmers. We need to help the small farmers. All those who have not seen the problems of small farmers, have no right to do politics on that.”

“Laws of 20th century cannot work in 21st century. Dedicated freight corridor was planned in 2006 it started to take off only in 2014,” he says.

PM Modi says Congress was in power for so long they could have connected ‘char-dham’ but did not do it. “You were bogged down in files while were working for people.”

PM says, “We have made rural roads at fastest pace. More than 6 lakh villages are being connected with optic fibre. These are directly connected to economic growth.”

“We have provided Rs 3,00,000 crore policy for MSME sector. SBI study says due to this policy 1.5 crore jobs were saved. 13 crore MSME were saved and NPA was prevented,” Modi adds.

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