PM Modi hoped for "healthy discussions" during the winter session of Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched an all-out attack on Congress, saying those who were "repeatedly rejected by people disrespect Parliament and democracy". Addressing the media ahead of the start of the winter session of Parliament, he said he was "hoping for healthy discussions".
"Unfortunately, some people who have been rejected by the public for their political interests are constantly trying to control the Parliament with the hooliganism of a handful of people. The people of the country count all their actions and when the time comes, they also punish them," he said two days after the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) took a massive drubbing in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
"Those who have been continuously rejected by the people 80-90 times do not allow discussions to take place in the Parliament," he added.
The BJP-led Mahayuti coalition on Saturday registered a landslide victory in the Maharashtra elections, clinching 235 seats and reducing the MVA to a distant 49 seats in the 288-member House.
PM Modi said the Opposition neither respects the spirit of democracy nor understands the importance of people's aspirations.
"They have no responsibility towards them, they are unable to understand them and the result is that they never live up to the expectations of the people," he said.
He also said the important parts of the Constitution are the Parliament and the MPs and that there should be "healthy discussions" in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
"More and more people should contribute to the discussions," he said.
He also said the Parliament's winter session is "special" for many reasons, including for the beginning of the 75th year of the Constitution's adoption.
There is speculation that the government might introduce the 'One Nation One Election' bill in the winter session, which is expected to continue till December 20.
Prime Minister Modi had recently underscored that the government is working on the "One Nation One Election" plan.
In this session, the Waqf Amendment Bill and the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill are among the bills that are likely to be considered for discussion. A Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill and the Railway Act amendment bill are also to be tabled in the Lok Sabha.
