Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday replied on the ‘Motion of Thanks’ on the President's address delivered on January 31, the first day of the budget session in Parliament. While addressing the Upper House, PM Modi mocked the Congress and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and said that the lack of entertainment that we were missing in the Lok Sabha was fulfilled by him.
"I express my special gratitude to Kharge ji. I was listening to them with great attention and enjoyment that day. The lack of entertainment that we were missing in the Lok Sabha was fulfilled by him," PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister said that he will pray that Congress party wins 40 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister also asked the Opposition to behave inside the Parliament. "A challenge has been posed before you from West Bengal that Congress will not be able to cross 40 (in Lok Sabha elections 2024). I pray that you are able to secure 40," PM Modi said in the Rajya Sabha.
PM Modi launched a scathing attack at the grand old party saying that this party is outdated in terms of thinking, and therefore they have outsourced their work. "I'm assured that this party is outdated in terms of thinking, and therefore they have outsourced their work. In no time, such a big party which ruled the country is going downhill," the Prime Minister said.
Congress' Greed For Power, Openly Strangled Democracy: PM Modi
Continuing his attack on the Congress, PM Modi breathed fire and said that the grand old party, in its greed for power, openly strangled democracy and dissolved democratically elected governments overnight.
"The Congress that, in its greed for power, openly strangled democracy, the Congress that dissolved democratically-elected governments overnight, the Congress that jailed the Constitutional decorum, the Congress that tried to lock up newspapers - that Congress has now acquired the habit to create narratives of breaking the country. This was not enough, now they are making statements about breaking the north and south. And this Congress is lecturing us on democracy and federalism!," PM Modi said.
Kharge's Blessings Of 400 Seats To NDA Brought Happiness: PM Modi Mocks Congress Chief
While speaking in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi mocked Kharge, stating that the blessing he bestowed upon the NDA, predicting it would win 400 seats, has brought happiness. "Ek baat khushi ki rahi, unhone (Mallikarjun Kharge) jo 400 seat NDA ke liye aashirwad diya hai...aapke aashirwad mere sar aankhon par," PM Modi said.
Earlier on Monday, The Prime Minister took a jibe at the Opposition while speaking in the Lok Sabha saying that it has taken an oath to stay where they are and the citizens will bless them with the same. The Prime Minister was replying to the ‘Motion of Thanks’.
PM Modi said that the Opposition has even lost the courage to contest elections. "I see that many of you (Opposition) have even lost the courage to contest elections. Some seats were changed last time too, I have heard that many people are looking to change their seats this time as well. I have also heard that many people now want to go to Rajya Sabha instead of Lok Sabha. They are looking for their paths by assessing the situation," he said. Attacking Congress and Rahul Gandhi, the PM said, "Ek hi product baar-baar launch karne ke chakkar mein, Congress ki dukaan tala lagne ki naubat aa gayi hai."
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party had issued a three-line whip to all its MPs in the Lok Sabha to be present in the Lower House on the fourth day of the ongoing Budget Session.