The Opposition it seems has vowed to remain in opposition for decades, much like they were in power for years, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in parliament on Monday taking a swipe at the Congress.
The Prime Minister also underscored that the Congress is caught in the cancel culture, drawing attention to the grand old party’s opposition to Make-In-India, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Vocal for Local while replying to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
Here are the top quotes from his speech:
* You (Opposition) have lost the appetite to fight pollls
* 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
* Leaders have changed but their taperecorder is the same. There is no new content
* They (Opposition) failed to fulfill their responsibility as opposition…I have always said that the country needs a good opposition”
* This is a poll year, but you failed to plan this as well
* Parivar running a party, which is a threat to democracy
* Congress caught in cancel culture. If we say make in India, Congress says cancel; when we say vocal for local, Congress says cancel; when we say Atmanirbha Bharat, Congress again says cancel. There is so much hate
* Efforts to launch the same product again and again are shutting down the Congress’s dukaan
* The Congress is responsible for the Opposition’s sorry state today
* On the basis of the experience of 10 years of governance, looking at today’s strong economy and the rapid speed with which India is progressing today, I can confidently say that in our third term, India will be the third largest economic power. This is Modi’s guarantee
* From space to Olympics, Sashastra Bal to Sansad, the country has seen the empowerment of women
* Congress’ mindset is that it has never trusted the capability of the country. It considered itself rulers and the public as someone lesser, someone smaller
* Nehru had said, ‘We do not work as hard the Europeans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians or the Americans”. Do not think that these communities became prosperous by some magic. They have achieved this by hard work, by smartness. This shows Nehru thought Indians were lazy and did not have brains. He did not trust their their potential
* Lord Ram not only came back to his home, but a grand temple was built to represent India’s culture.
* Our third term is not far away, max to max 125 days
* Ab ki baar 400 paar… I don’t get into statistics but NDA will go past 400 paar and the BJP will get 370 seats
* Our third term will be about big decisions. Third term will lay a strong foundation for the next 1,000 years
* The alignment of the (INDIA) alliance has been disturbed. If they can’t trust each other, how will they trust the people
* Congress mistreated the OBC leaders. A few days ago when Karpoori Thakur was given Bharat Ratna, don’t forget the way he was treated. Tactics were used to remove him from power when he was elected CM. Congress wasn’t ready to accept an OBC leader. I’m surprised they can’t see the biggest OBC (me)
* During UPA’s term, the National Advisory Council (NAC) was formed, it was a very influential body. Was there any OBC in that? No
* We finished Article 370 from J&K. We passed the Women’s Reservation Bill. We removed laws from the colonial era and moved to Nyay Sanhita. We’ve removed many obsolete laws. Removed over 40,000 compliances
* Over 18 crore new subscribers registered with Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in last 10 years
* Employment opportunities that are available for youth today were not there earlier
