PM Modi In Rajya Sabha, 'We Are Open For Discussion, Farmers Should End The Protest Against Farm Laws' | Key Points

PM Modi said in his address in Rajya Sabha that the farmers are being misled about the new farm laws and centre is completely focused on the development of the agric sector. PM modi said that farmers should end the protest now find a solution by cooperating with the government.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on President Ram Nath Kovind's address in the Rajya Sabha or Upper House of Parliament. PM Modi began his address by thanking President Ram Nath Kovind for his information and descriptive address about the present situation of the country.

Prime Minister Modi said, "In Rajya Sabha, over 50 MPs expressed their views for over 13 hours, they expressed their invaluable views. So, I express my gratitude to all the MPs."

PM Modi On Covid Crisis

PM Modi focused on the issues faced by the country during the Covid pandemic and how the country handled the situation. PM said, "India is truly a land of opportunities. Several opportunities are awaiting us, so a nation that is young, full of enthusiasm & a nation that is making efforts to realise the dreams, with a resolve, will never let these opportunities simply pass by."

During COVID, situations are around the globe were disastrous. Helping anyone seemed a massive challenge. Countries couldn't help each other, and even family members failed to help each other. 

Doubts over India's handling of the pandemic were seething all across the world. COVID wasn't just a threat on India but on the entire humankind. 

India fought an unknown enemy to save its citizens with a new attitude and frame of mind. 

We had to find ways, build ways and save people. The entire country performed well and the world accepts that India has played a big role in saving mankind.

PM said, "The eyes of the world are on India. There are expectations from India and there is the confidence that India will contribute to the betterment of our planet"

PM also said that how India stood united during the crisis period but some people just found negativity in everything. PM Modi said, "You might've seen on the social media-an an old woman sitting outside her hut on a footpath, with a lit earthen lamp, praying for the welfare of India. We're mocking her! If somebody who never went to school thinks they can serve India by lighting lamps, they can do it. It's being mocked!"

PM further said, "India has seen days when there was a large threat of polio, smallpox. Nobody knew whether India will get a vaccine or how many people will get it. From those days, we're now here, when our nation is making vaccines for the world. This increases our self-confidence."

PM Modi slams TMC

TMC MPs walked out of Rajya Sabha as soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his address. PM slammed TMC by saying, "I was listening to Derek ji, he had chosen good words - Freedom of Speech, Intimidation. When I was listening to him, I was wondering if he is talking about Bengal or the country. He sees all this for 24 hours, so he might have said the same here too."

PM Modi On Farmers' Protest

PM Modi in Rajya Sabha,"The session discussed the farmers' protest at a huge length, but all the debates were based on what is happening during the protest but nobody addressed the issues on why the farmers' are holding protests. The opposition failed to cite the reason and just raised the demands of the farmers. Even Agri minister asked them what is the problem in the Farm Laws and we are yet to receive an answer."

PM said that the steps were taken for the low-income farmers, who have no money to own land. PM Modi said that the government schemes are already benefitting the farmers except in West Bengal where the Mamata government barred the center to implement the PM Kisan scheme. Even in Assam if was difficult for farmers to get the benefits but the state and centre worked together to proved them the facilities.

PM Modi in Rajya Sabha, "Everybody is aware of whether farm loan waiver is for political reasons or in the interest of farmers. Nobody thought for the small farmers. We all know their condition. After 2014 we took some steps in their interest."

MSP was There and It Will Continue to Exist: PM Modi

 "It is our intention to remove all those handicaps which come in the way of India realizing its vast potential at one large common market.MSP was there, it is there and it will continue to exist," PM Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha said.

PM Modi on Parties Taking U-Turn on Farm Laws

Manmohan ji is here, I'd read out his quote. Those taking a U-Turn (farm laws) will perhaps agree with him. "There are other rigidities because of marketing regime set up in the 1930s which prevent our farmers from selling their products where they get the highest rate of return": PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

PM Modi's Attack on Congress

"Bajwa sahab from Congress was also speaking. He was speaking in such detail that I thought he will reach Emergency (period) shortly and speak on it, he is just one step away from it. But he didn't go there. Congress disappoints this country a lot, you did that too", PM Modi

PM Modi on nationalism

PM said, "India's nationalism is neither narrow nor selfish and not even aggressive. This is inspired by the values of 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram'. This quotation was given by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose."

"Our democracy is not a western institution. It's a human institution. India's history is filled with examples of democratic institutions. We find mention of 81 democracies in ancient India. Today it's essential to warn citizens about the attacks on India's nationalism."

PM Modi said, "We've forgotten the ideals of Netaji. We've started cursing ourselves. I sometimes get surprised, world gives us a term & we start following it - 'Largest democracy of the world' - it feels good to hear this but we didn't teach our youth that India is the mother of democracy."

PM Modi on people who hold protest

PM Modi coined a new term for a section of people who hold protests for everything. PM Modi called them 'Andolanjeevi'. PM said that they are those people who live for Andolan (protest). PM said, " You will see these andolanjeevi everywhere, whether it is a protest for students, farmers, or any common man, they are just ready to hold a protest." PM said that these people are like parasites and one should be very careful to support or take help from these people."

PM also spoke on the record investments India received during the Covid crisis and said that we surely need FDI but taking a jib at the opposition PM said that our country is facing a different kind of FDI which is 'Foreign Destructive Ideology' and the country needs to be protected from that.