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‘You can’t suppress my voice’: Top quotes from PM Modi’s speech in Rajya Sabha

PM Modi accused the Congress party of creating narratives to divide country, said party is now trying to create north-south divide.

modi speech highlights in rajya sabhaNarendra Modi during his speech in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. (Photo: Screengrab from Sansad TV)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, in reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Rajya Sabha, alleged that the Opposition had not come with the intent of listening to the Parliament and they could not suppress his voice.

Two days earlier, replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha, PM MOdi had said that he was confident that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win 370 seats, while the National Democratic Alliance would secure a total of 405 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Here are the top quotes from PM Modi’s speech:

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📌 “We have heard you with a lot of patience. but today also you have come with the intention of not listening. Par meri awaz ko aap daba nahi sakte hai (You cannot suppress my voice). The people of the country have given strength to this voice,” he said.

📌 PM Modi accused the Congress party of creating narratives to divide country, and said that the party is now trying to create north-south divide. “Congress party ceased large chunks of country’s land to enemy but is now giving sermons to us on internal security.”

📌 “Congress does not have guarantee of its leaders and policies but is questioning Modi’s guarantees.”

📌 “Congress was aware of problems facing country, it did nothing to resolve them.”

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📌 “We have come out from a difficult time, brought country out of its problems.”

📌 “Congress remained inspired by the British and continued symbols of slavery for decades.”

📌”Congress strangled democracy for power, dismissed democratically elected govts.”

📌 “Congress can’t hide from its 10-yr of ‘misrule” said PM Modi while accusing Congress of destroying Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) like MTNL, BSNL, HAL, Air India. Comparing it to the present condition he said ,”Investor confidence in PSUs is increasing. Number of PSUs has increased, their profits have rose to Rs 2.5 lakh cr.”

📌 “Congress has been against Dalits, backwards, tribals.”

📌 “India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was against reservation of any kind”, said PM Modi after citing Nehru’s letter to chief ministers.

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📌 “SCs, STs, OBCs got their rights in J-K only after removal of Article 370.”

📌 “B R Ambedkar got Bharat Ratna only when a government with BJP support was formed at Centre.”

📌 “Indian economy was in ‘Fragile-Five’ during Cong rule. In our 10 years, India is among top 5 economies of world.”

📌 “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ is not a slogan, but ‘Modi’s Guarantee.” Highlighting the ‘Modi guarantee’, PM also said ,”We will continue providing free food grains to poor and cheaper medicines, this is Modi’s guarantee.”

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📌 “My firm belief is that progress of India should be at forefront, there should be no politics on it.”

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