He also said that the 18th Lok Sabha begins on Monday with a resolve of building a "Shreshtha Bharat" and "Viksit Bharat".
Published Jun 24, 2024 | 2:41 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 24, 2024 | 2:41 PM
Narendra Modi adressing the media. (X)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, 24 June, said people have given his government mandate for a third consecutive term and have put a stamp of approval on its policies and intentions.
He also said that the 18th Lok Sabha begins on Monday with a resolve of building a “Shreshtha Bharat” and “Viksit Bharat”.
Addressing the media in Parliament complex at the beginning of the first session of the new Lok Sabha, PM Modi asserted that his government will take everyone along in fulfilling the aspirations of the people.
Modi also noted that Emergency’s 50th anniversary falls on 25 June, and described it as a “black spot” on India’s democracy when Constitution was discarded.
Welcoming new MPs, he said the 18th Lok Sabha commences with a dream of building a developed India by 2047.
People expect good steps from the opposition but it has been disappointing so far, he said while expressing hope that it will fulfil its role and maintain democracy’s decorum.
India needs a responsible opposition and people want substance not slogans. They want debate, diligence not disturbance in Parliament, he said in a jibe at the opposition.
The prime minister noted that 65 crore voters participated in the just-held parliamentary elections and it was for the second time since independence that a government was chosen for a third consecutive term. The occasion came after 60 years, he said.
सदन में सामान्य मानवी को debate व vigilance की अपेक्षा होती है। लोगों को ये अपेक्षा नहीं है कि नखरे होते रहें, ड्रामा होता रहे, डिस्टरबेंस होता रहे।
लोग substance चाहते हैं, slogan नहीं।
– पीएम श्री @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/DUAdnItW14
— BJP (@BJP4India) June 24, 2024
Responding to PM Modi’s remarks, Congress said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has nothing new to offer and as usual resorted to “diversion” in his remarks ahead of the start of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the PM has shown no evidence that he understood the true meaning of people’s verdict.
“The non-biological PM who suffered a resounding personal, political, and moral defeat in the Lok Sabha elections has just given his usual ‘desh ke naam sandesh’ outside the Parliament as the 18th Lok Sabha prepares to commence its tenure,” he said.
“He has said nothing new and as usual resorted to diversion. He has shown no evidence that he understands the true meaning of the people’s verdict, which saw him eking out only a narrow and dubious win in Varanasi,” Ramesh said in a post on X.
“Let him be under no doubt: the INDIA Janbandhan will hold him to account for every minute. He stands brutally exposed,” Ramesh also said.
The non-biological PM is telling the Opposition: substance, not slogans.
INDIA is telling him: consensus, not confrontation.
The non-biological PM is telling the Opposition: discussion, not disruption.
INDIA is telling him: attendance, not absence.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 24, 2024
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