The Opposition, especially Left parties, today charged the NDA Government in Rajya Sabha with being "autocratic" as it was relying on 'ordinance raj' and said an ordinance was being promulgated every 28 days.
Speaking on the Motion of Thanks for the President's Address, CPI(M) member P Rajeeve said the BJP-led Government was a "combination" of policies of different governments in the past.
"This Government is a combination of the autocratic Indira Gandhi Government in 1975, neo-liberal policies of the Narasimha Rao Government of 1991 and the communal policies of the BJP Government in the past," he said.
Attacking the government on over ordinances, Mr Rajeeve said on an average, an ordinance was being promulgated every 28 days since the Modi Government came to power in May last year.
"The first ordinance of this government was to appoint the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister," the CPI(M) lawmaker said as he recalled an order of the Supreme Court against the 'Ordinance Raj' way back in 1986.
"People want to know about Rs 15 lakh, which was assured to be deposited in their bank accounts within 100 days of the Government coming to power, by retrieving the black money from abroad," he said.
CPI member D Raja said the rich variety of cultural and social ideologies of India was being undermined by fundamentalist forces.
AIADMK member V Maitreyan also expressed his concern over the absence of any mention of the attacks on fishermen from Tamil Nadu, allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, in the President's Address.
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