New Delhi : In a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed it for Partition today, accusing the party of devoting its energies to "the interests of one family," while neglecting the interests of the nation. The country, the PM said, is "still paying for the sins of the Congress." His speech in the Lok Sabha included several barbs at Rahul Gandhi, whose recent elevation as Congress president the Prime Minister described as a "coronation, not an election."
"Don’t lecture us on democracy. It was your party chief who tore up an ordinance and threw it in the faces of the media… It was your party chief who did not let young leaders get their points of view," the Prime Minister said, while replying to a motion of thanks on the President’s address in parliament.
As he spoke in the Lok Sabha, opposition lawmakers continuously shouted slogans, attempting to disrupt the speech. The Prime Minister did not stop speaking, saying, "Your slogans can’t drown my voice, I wish the opposition listened to me quietly." Rahul Gandhi was present in the house and was seen listening intently to the Prime Minister, at times gesturing quizzically.
Outside Parliament, Mr Gandhi said, "He keeps taking about the Congress… yes, there is a place for it. You do it at a public rally, its perfectly fine, but not in parliament. Here you don’t criticize or raise questions on the Congress, here you answer to the people of the country."
Source: NDTV
