NewDelhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday got emotional in Parliament as he bid farewell to Congress veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and said that his legacy in national politics will be hard to replace.
“As a leader of the opposition, it’s easy to engage in party politics, but Ghulam Nabi Azad Ji rose above this and always prioritised the prosperity of the country first,” PM Modi said.
“During the pandemic, it was Azad’s proposal to call an all-party meet to fight the crisis as one nation,” the PM added.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar had on Tuesday said that the government will soon release guidelines and directions to regulate OTT or digital platforms. “We have been getting suggestions and complaints regarding this every day and we are almost ready with the guidelines and directions,” Javadekar said. Digital platforms have come under scrutiny for the use of abusive language and discriminatory content.
Replying to the Motion of Thanks on President Kovind’s address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had Monday said the newly-passed farm laws should be given a chance and that the MSP system is here to stay. Requesting the protesting farmers to go back, he reiterated that the government is open to talks. The Prime Minister also said that there is a need to protect the nation from a new FDI which he referred to as ‘Foreign Destructive Ideology’.
The opposition on Monday accepted Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s request to let the lower house function and ‘not let traditions break down’ after days of logjam in Lok Sabha. The Opposition had disrupted the proceedings since Tuesday demanding a separate time slot for discussing the farmers’ issue.
Leaders of the Opposition parties and farm unions hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his parasite (survivors on protests) remarks, calling it an insult to the farmers. The opposition also countered Modi’s comments on “damaging” international interference. BJP members on the other hand asserted that Modi’s remarks resolved the confusion regarding the issue and laid out a clear direction for the future.
Bureau Report
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