PM Modi blames Opposition for Parliament stalemate
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Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that the Opposition is trying to score self-goals, and accused it of blocking Parliament proceedings, while the country was keen to march ahead.
The Opposition has been consistently demanding during the monsoon session that Parliament debate the Pegasus spyware and snooping and issues like the farmers' agitation, and on the government's stubborn refusal to these demands, blocking other proceedings.
Modi in a no-holds barred attack on the opposition said that the parties are trying to stop the transaction of business in Parliament, over the Pegasus spyware controversy and other issues.
Modi also sounded capitalising on the national hockey team winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics when he said, "On one hand, our country is scoring goal after goal of victory, on the other, some people, due to political self-interests, are doing such things which make it seem that they are scoring 'self-goals'," the prime minister said.
Modi was interacting with beneficiaries of the Centre's food security scheme in Uttar Pradesh through video-conferencing as the state observed the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Day.
"They are not concerned about what the country wants, what it is achieving or how it is changing. These people are hurting both the spirit and the time of the country for their selfish reasons. They are continuously insulting Parliament of India for their self interests," he added.
Targeting the Opposition, the prime minister said, "The great people of this country cannot become hostage to such selfish and anti-national politics. No matter how much these people try to stop the development of the country, this country is not going to stop. They are engaged in stopping the proceedings of Parliament but 130 crore people are engaged in not allowing them to stop the country."
The sole intention of the opposition parties is to create roadblocks on the path of development, he said terming their action "anti national".
(With inputs from PTI)
