Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the opposition parties of providing “muted and indirect” support to the security breach incident in Parliament and asserted that they will remain in opposition with further reduced numbers in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections because of their conduct.
Addressing what he said was the last BJP parliamentary party meeting this year, Modi very much set out the theme for the ruling alliance’s campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha election as he took a swipe at the INDIA bloc over its meeting on Tuesday. Slamming opposition parties for disrupting Parliament proceedings, Modi said they were giving “political spin” to the incident in frustration over its losses in the recent assembly polls. Their goal is to throw out his government but the government’s goal is to ensure a bright future for India, he added.
“Some People are uniting in their intent to remove the BJP from power while we are patriots working for the betterment of India. They are utilising their strength to remove the government while we are utilising our strength for the betterment of India,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, quoting the Prime Minister.
Modi asserted that the opposition’s conduct in Parliament will ensure their numbers go further down in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls while the BJP boosts its tally. Pointing to some empty rows in the auditorium where all BJP MPs had collected, he said these will be filled up after the 2024 polls. Referring to the December 13 incident of two persons jumping into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors’ gallery and opening smoke cans, he said anyone who believes in democracy will not accept such an act. This act should have been condemned unitedly, he added. “Unfortunately, what I have been witnessing is that the opposition is letting out its frustration of losing in the elections and giving political spin to the entire incident. They are even giving muted and indirect support to it which is worrisome,” he said.
