Congress president and chief of the Opposition within the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of talking untruth within the Lok Sabha and mentioned that “the PM both lives up to now or in phantasm however by no means lives within the current.” Kharge alleged that within the NDA’s 11 years of energy, the Structure and democracy haven’t been strengthened.
Kharge countered Modi’s criticism towards first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru through the debate on the Indian Structure within the Rajya Sabha on Monday as he defended the Constitutional modification within the early years of Independence and mentioned that the BJP and its guardian our bodies such because the Jan Sangh and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had opposed the Tricolour and the Structure.
Talking after finance minister Nirmala Sithraman, ho was a pupil at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU), Kharge mentioned, “RSS, Jansangh and BJP’s intent was to make legal guidelines in response to Manusmriti. Those that disliked the flag, Ashok Chakra and the Structure, are attempting to show us concerning the Structure. Vaccines won’t erase your sins. Earlier than giving us recommendation, you must repair your governance.”
“Have you ever come right here to distort or focus on the Structure? All college students of JNU are progressive and so they have made main contributions in nation-building. Those that have studied at JNU imagine in democracy. However right here, they are saying undemocratic issues. Folks of this nation pressured them (the BJP) to alter their coronary heart after 2024 Lok Sabha polls,” added Kharge.
Kharge mentioned the RSS had staunchly opposed the Structure and its mouthpiece, Organiser, had opposed common grownup franchisee and reminded the BJP that its ideological forefathers didn’t battle within the freedom motion or went to jail.
He referred to the PM and Rajnath Singh’s speeches within the Lok Sabha and mentioned, “You by no means mentioned what you probably did for the nation or what number of occasions you went to jail. Those that by no means fought for the nation can’t worth her independence.”
Within the Lok Sabha, the PM mentioned that the Congress’ greatest “jumla” is “garibi hatao” (poverty alleviation). In response, Kharge mentioned, “You (PM) are the most important deceiver. You had promised ₹15 lakh to poor households, 2 crore jobs and doubling of farmers’ earnings. The jumlawalas are diverting the nation’s consideration. These individuals are 100X of Goebbels.”
“The PM lives both up to now or in phantasm. He doesn’t dwell within the current. In 11 years, what has he achieved to strengthen the Structure? We had given meals safety, obligatory training, MGNREGA. All these measures helped you through the Covid,” Kharge mentioned, including that “the PM’s speeches don’t make any impression”.
Because the PM argued within the Lok Sabha that there was no elected authorities between 1947 to 1952 however key amendments to the Structure had been handed, Kharge defended among the amendments together with one empowering the downtrodden. He additionally reminded that the cupboard which accredited these amendments included Jan Sangh ideologue Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
“In your hatred towards Nehru, you will have delegitimised Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, as in these years Mukherjee was additionally within the cupboard. The PM ought to have thought earlier than talking. PM forgot that the provisional Parliament that made the primary modification additionally had Shyamaprasad Mukherjee. It was Ambedkar, Ballabhbhai Patel’s suggestion and Sardar Patel mentioned modification is the one treatment,” Kharge mentioned.
“Within the title of Nehru, you insulted everybody. No matter Nehru needed to do, Patel and Ambedkar had been with him. PM additionally distorted the problem of Nehru’s letter to states. I need to remind him that BR Ambedkar defended this modification whereas talking for 2 hours. What’s Modi against? We need to say BJP is against reservation and that’s why they’re against caste census,” Kharge added.
