‘PM lives in past or illusion, never in present’: Kharge slams Modi in Rajya Sabha
Hindustan TimesCongress president and leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking untruth in the Lok Sabha and said that “the PM either lives in the past or in illusion but never lives in the present.” Kharge alleged that in the NDA’s 11 years of power, the Constitution and democracy have not been strengthened. Kharge countered Modi’s criticism against first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru during the debate on the Indian Constitution in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as he defended the Constitutional amendment in the early years of Independence and said that the BJP and its parent bodies such as the Jan Sangh and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had opposed the Tricolour and the Constitution. Speaking after finance minister Nirmala Sithraman, ho was a student at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, Kharge said, “RSS, Jansangh and BJP’s intent was to make laws according to Manusmriti. Those who never fought for the country can’t value her independence.” In the Lok Sabha, the PM said that the Congress’ biggest “jumla” is “garibi hatao”.