Opposition MPs led by Congress again tried to disrupt Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the debate on Motion of Thanks in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. They shouted slogans and created a ruckus, but Modi continued with his speech, undeterred. Finally, the opposition MPs led by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge staged a walkout, which was promptly condemned by the Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar. He said, it was the first time in India’s parliamentary history that the Leader of Opposition tried to stop the Leader of the House from speaking, and incited members to shout slogans. Prime Minister Modi said, the opposition lacked the courage to hear the truth. He reminded how the opposition tried its best to stop him from speaking in the Lok Sabha, and in the Upper House, they “ran away from the field”. On Wednesday, video footage surfaced of Rahul Gandhi “instigating” opposition MPs to go the well and stop the Prime Minister from speaking. Rahul Gandhi was seen egging on his party’s two MPs elected from Manipur to come to the well and shout slogans. Most of the Congress MPs initially stood near their seats and shouted slogans, and were reluctant to go to the well. Congress MP from Assam Gaurav Gogoi held the hands of his colleagues from Manipur and entered the well. The sequence of events in the footage is quite clear.
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July 05, 2024
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Opposition MPs led by Congress again tried to disrupt Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the debate on Motion of Thanks in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. They shouted slogans and created a ruckus, but Modi continued with his speech, undeterred. Finally, the opposition MPs led by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge staged a walkout, which was promptly condemned by the Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar. He said, it was the first time in India’s parliamentary history that the Leader of Opposition tried to stop the Leader of the House from speaking, and incited members to shout slogans. Prime Minister Modi said, the opposition lacked the courage to hear the truth. He reminded how the opposition tried its best to stop him from speaking in the Lok Sabha, and in the Upper House, they “ran away from the field”. On Wednesday, video footage surfaced of Rahul Gandhi “instigating” opposition MPs to go the well and stop the Prime Minister from speaking. Rahul Gandhi was seen egging on his party’s two MPs elected from Manipur to come to the well and shout slogans. Most of the Congress MPs initially stood near their seats and shouted slogans, and were reluctant to go to the well. Congress MP from Assam Gaurav Gogoi held the hands of his colleagues from Manipur and entered the well. The sequence of events in the footage is quite clear.
