Oppn insulting parliament & constitution by disrupting it: PM
Darpan News Desk IANS, 03 Aug, 2021 11:08 AM
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that opposition parties are insulting parliament and the constitution by disrupting it.
Prime Minister Modi was speaking at BJP's parliamentary party meeting.
"The Prime Minister said that the opposition parties are insulting parliament and the constitution by not allowing parliament to function," a BJP MP said.
The Prime Minister also talked about incidents of paper snatching and tearing by the opposition members. The Prime Minister said that tearing and throwing papers in the House and not apologising for the act is arrogance of the opposition parties. Sources said, referring to TMC Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien's 'papri chaat' comment, PM Modi said it was an insult to the people who elected parliamentarians.
"The Prime Minister said that comments made by a senior MP regarding the passage of Bills is derogatory and an insult to people who elected MP," sources said.
On Monday, mentioning about passage of bills amid din, TMC MP Brien tweeted, "#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."
It is also learnt that the Prime Minister also talked about the GST collection in the month of July and India's performance in Tokyo Olympics. "The Prime Minister told the parliamentary party about the happy news that month of July has brought in. He said Rs 1.16 lakh crore was the GST collection for the month of July. While talking about the Tokyo Olympic, he (Prime Minister) said badminton player P.V. Sindhu won the bronze medal in July and the hockey team's stunning performance also came in last month," another BJP MP said.
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