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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the opposition parties walked out of the Rajya Sabha during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address as the government has made up its mind that both leaders of opposition (LoPs) will not be allowed to speak.

Kharge said the Modi government has made up its mind that both LoPs, he and Rahul Gandhi, will not be allowed to speak either in the Lok Sabha or in the Rajya Sabha.

"Our great leaders who sacrificed for this country, who fought for this country, who went to jail and fought against the British to win freedom for the country against those leaders, one man speaks in the House.

"He is given a mic, he hurls abuses at will on the mic and the government stays silent. Has the BJP ever condemned this?" Kharge said.

"That's why all the leaders of the opposition parties have decided that if they won't let us speak, then we should walk out, we should protest. And especially regarding the insult to our leaders, we too condemn that," he added.

With PTI inputs

Exuding confidence in the NDA government rule, Modi said they brought electricity to 18,000 villages and slamming the Opposition, he said, “That is why they want to dig the grave of Modi.” Further, lauding Operation Sindoor and the defence sector, Modi said the defence forces did not have the requisite equipment earlier, but his government opened the treasures of the country for the jawans, claiming that this is why “they want to dig Modi’s grave”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of undermining the sacred temple of the country. “Papers were flung. They climbed the table when a leader from Assam was in the chair. They also did the same when a Dalit was in the chair. They thus insulted the north-east, and also a Dalit in the chair. You insult them because they are Dalits? It seems Congress hates the people of Assam because they discarded them. Should one think like this? When Bhupen Hazarika was conferred the Bharat Ratna – it was our good fortune to award him the Bharat Ratna – they objected,” Modi said. He added that the Congress said that he was a mere singer. “This is opposition to Assam and art-lovers across the country… Assam will never forget this insult,” he said.

Drawing parallels between the UPA and NDA governments, Modi said, "Earlier, it was believed that PSUs were built to be shut down. Something has changed."

“They used to provoke workers outside PSUs like urban naxals,” he charged.

Modi said the Congress deceived farmers, adding that there were small farmers who were never taken care of earlier. “We felt for small farmers and brought PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Rs. 4 lakh crore have been sent to their accounts. This has empowered our small farmers,” he asserted.

Slamming the Congress, PM Modi said while they are talking about “deal” today, in their times Bofors was mentioned when the word deal was used.

Referring to the slashing of US tariffs and India-EU trade deal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, the world was praising the trade deal with the US. He added that the EU and US trade deals has instilled confidence across the world.

Modi said that the level of debate should have been higher, particularly because the other side had been in power for long. Taking a dig at the TMC, “I am surprised that a member who calls himself a Raja discussed economic inequality. The TMC people should also think that their heartless government is drowning the future of its people."

The most prosperous countries are also removing infiltrators. But in our country, people are moving courts to defend infiltrators. The latter is snatching our youth’s jobs and Adivasi land. And they are giving sermons to us here,” he said. “One member whose government is immersed in alcohol was also saying things here…”

“Tum kitna duniya ko dhokha doge; aayeena dekh liya to apni sachchai kahaan chhupaaoge,” Modi said about the opposition.

Vikas Pathak reports

PM Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha and said, “Today the world is moving towards a new world order. After the second World War, a new world order was created. Now, the world is moving towards another world order, which is leaning towards India. Bharat is becoming Vishwa Mitra, Vishwa Bandhu, and we are becoming partners of various countries in the world.”

"The world is discussing the global south, and India is becoming its representative, Modi said. “We have done trade deals with nine big countries, and also a mother of all deals with the EU, which has 27 nations. Some people got tired and left (referring to the opposition) but they will have to reply one day why no country in the world wanted a deal with us earlier,” Modi said. “

Tracing back his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Modi said, "When I was Gujarat CM, I did the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, and we got Japan on board as a partner. That was the strength of one state. Today, the whole country is showing that strength. Our economic ability, the energy of the youth and a good manufacturing ecosystem ensure this. Those who were immersed in vote bank politics never gave priority to this.”

He added that if just the speeches of Congress Prime Ministers from Red Fort are analysed, it would become clear that they had neither vision nor resolve, and the country suffered because of this. “I have to exert to clean the image that created for us in the world,” Modi added.

Vikas Pathak reports

Opposition MPs walkout of Rajya Sabha as Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his address in the Upper House.

Looking at Kharge ji’s age, I request that he may sit down and then raise slogans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says.

PM Modi begins Parliament address amid Oppn chants of 'LOP ko bolne do'

The standoff between the government and the Opposition continued in Lok Sabha on Thursday and the Lower House was adjourned for the day. Before adjournment, Speaker Om Birla termed the Opposition MPs behaviour in the House yesterday a black spot.

Before adjournment, Speaker Om Birla said: "The behaviour of some members yesterday was unprecedented. Never did such things happen. Opposition members' behavior in the Speaker's chamber was a black spot. When the PM, who is the leader of the House, would rise to speak, I learnt, some members of the opposition would rush to the PM's seat. So I requested the PM not to come to the House. It is sad that the leader of the House does not speak in the House. But I am thankful to him that he accepted my request. If you do not follow decorum, the House won't run. The country has seen how the women members reached the treasury benches yesterday. You can speak what you wish to, but such behaviour is not acceptable. The House stands adjourned for the day."