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The BJP parliamentary party meeting passed a resolution Tuesday calling the Congress “destructive”, “obstructionist” and “anti-development”. It condemned the “disruptive strategy of the Congress since it has dangerous implications for the aspirations of the people of the country and the efforts of the NDA government to build a resurgent India”.
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The resolution, proposed by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the Congress protests have halted the government’s efforts to take forward major reforms because it was “taken aback” by the productivity of the previous sessions since the BJP-led government came to power. “Congress has abdicated the responsibilities of a constructive opposition and is using its numerical strength in Parliament, especially in Rajya Sabha, to adopt a negative strategy,” it said.
It said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “increasing popularity” has become a “pain in the eye” of Congress. “It is unfortunate that a party with 130 years of history and which has ruled the country for over five decades has not been able to get over its shameful loss in 2014. It has not been able to digest the full majority given to Narendra Modi by the people,” it said.
The MPs were briefed by Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu who spoke on important bills and the need to get them passed. Arun Jaitley spoke on the allegations raised by the Opposition against BJP ministers; Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke on the accord with the NSCN(IM).
