Opposition calls President speech 'full of lies'. Comprehensive, says BJP
Opposition calls President speech 'full of lies'. Comprehensive, says BJP
NEW DELHI: Stating that PM Narendra Modi is in a "perpetual state of denial", Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the Prez's address to the joint session whitewashed the key issues facing the country because Modi is trying to pretend that nothing has happened after the electorate "rejected" him. Congress, along with the rest of the opposition, also punched holes over the govt's claims including on the economy and women empowerment.
In a stinging criticism of the Prez's address, Kharge said the speech was silent on paper leaks, backbreaking price rise, violence in Manipur, train accidents, terror attacks in J&K, and rising atrocities against SC/ST/minorities in BJP-governed states. "Modi is making a futile attempt to garner some applause by making the Honourable President read lies, which the people of India have rejected in the 2024 polls," he said.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "The story that is being told about India becoming the fifth-largest economy... has it made our farmers prosperous? If we are the fifth-largest economy, then why are so many youths unemployed? Why is there a scheme like Agniveer? Why can't price rise be controlled?" He said growth of some individuals cannot enable national growth.
CPI (ML) MP Sudama Prasad said, "They should have talked about Manipur. Why are they making empty speeches on women empowerment? Women were paraded naked there (Manipur), people have been rendered homeless... women wrestlers have not yet received justice. This address was full of lies."
AAP boycotted the joint address against the "misuse of agencies" and arrest of Arvind Kejriwal ahead of his bail hearing, and held a protest in the Parliament complex.
Kharge said Modi's election speeches confirmed that BJP/RSS stood for social division, and BJP-ruled Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and UP have witnessed rising incidents of mob lynching, communal violence and illegal "Bulldozer Justice" against the poor after Modi's coming to power. "The governing party cannot maintain a stoic silence on this," he said.
Kharge accused the govt of trying to "whitewash NEET scam", stating that 12 of the 66 recruitment exams by NTA in last five years have witnessed serious rigging and paper leaks, affecting 75 lakh youth. "Modi govt cannot run away from its responsibility by just simply saying that 'we should rise above partisan politics' when every second youth is unemployed," he said.
He said prices of essential food items have skyrocketed with food inflation over 8.5% for four months, but the word "inflation" was missing from the speech. He said terror attacks have risen over ten years while PM is singing the "false tune of Naya Kashmir".
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