Modi blasts opposition ruckus in parliament: ‘Insult to legislature, Constitution’

• Shubham
• 03 August, 2021

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By: Shubham Ghosh

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (3) blasted the opposition members over their conduct during the monsoon session of the Indian parliament. He slammed them for tearing papers in the house and making “derogatory” remarks on the way bills have been passed, saying they insulted the legislature and the Indian Constitution.

Briefing the media on Modi’s speech at the parliamentary party meeting of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said the prime minister expressed anger at the way some of the opposition members conducted themselves.

Last month, a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), one of the most vocal anti-BJP parties in the country, had torn the statement of information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the Pegasus snooping row. Besides, several opposition members had torn papers in the Lok Sabha or the lower house of the parliament and threw them in the air and towards the chair.

Modi slams ‘papri chaat‘ remark

Derek O’Brien, a senior leader of the TMC in the Rajya Sabha, recently taunted the government over the quick passage of bills in the parliament asking whether it was passing bills or making “papri chaat” (an Indian snack). Joshi and minister of state for parliamentary affairs V Muraleedharan said Modi was particularly upset with O’Brien’s tweet over the same.

#MASTERSTROKE #Parliament

In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill ?(See shocking chart?)

Passing legislation or making papri chaat! pic.twitter.com/9plJOr5YbP

— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) August 2, 2021

“In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill. Passing legislation or making papri chaat!” the TMC leader had said in a tweet on Monday (2) in which he also gave a list of bills that were passed in quick time.

Such comments are “derogatory” of parliamentary procedure and esteem of elected representatives, Muraleedharan said quoting Modi. The conduct of the opposition is an “insult” to parliament and the Constitution, Joshi said, quoting the prime minister.

The opposition parties have stalled the parliament’s proceedings seeking a discussion on the Pegasus issue, which the government has dismissed as a “non-issue”.