New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday slammed Opposition MPs who as per him ‘habitually’ disrupt proceedings of Parliament and urged them to ‘introspect’ in the upcoming Budget Session.
“Those habitual of creating disturbances, those who disrobe democratic values, all such honourable MPs must certainly introspect in this last session of Parliament of what they have done in the last ten years,” the Prime Minister said ahead of Parliament’s Budget Session.
If these MPs enquire in even their own Parliamentary constituencies, they will find that no one remembers those behind such ruckus and disruptions, Modi said.
But those who benefited Parliament with their superb ideas, even if they were sharply critical in their views, are remembered by a very big section of people, he said.
Their words will become a part of history, he said.
Modi said he believed that a big section of the country’s democracy-loving people will appreciate the conduct of those MPs who used their wisdom and talent and showed their concern for the masses, even though they might have been critical in their views.
But no one will probably remember those whose behaviour was all about negativity and creating a ruckus, the Prime Minister asserted.
These MPs should not let go of the opportunity by the way of this last session before the polls and present the best of their ideas, he said.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had suspended 146 MPs in the last session for their relentless disruption of proceedings over a host of issues, including a security breach in the lower House.
All of them will be participating in the Budget Session but the government has cautioned that bringing placards in the chambers and causing disruptions in violation of rules may invite disciplinary action.
Expressing confidence about people’s support for the ruling BJP-led NDA in the elections, he said, “I am of the firm belief that the country is moving forward and touching new heights of progress … The country is experiencing all-round and all-inclusive development. This journey will go on continuously with people’s blessings.”
Modi said President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of lawmakers and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the budget Thursday is in a way festival of women power.
The Republic Day parade saw the showcase of women power and the first session of Parliament in its new building recorded the passage of the women’s reservation bill, he said in a reference to a host of developments under his government to boost women’s participation in different sectors.
“We are going to follow the tradition of presenting a full-fledged budget after the new government is formed,” Modi said.
The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins Wednesday with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting.
PNN & Agencies
