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New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday stepped up its assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the inauguration of the brand new Parliament constructing, saying “one man’s ego and want for self-promotion” has denied the primary tribal lady president her constitutional privilege to inaugurate the complicated.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the “conceitedness” of the Modi authorities has “destroyed” the parliamentary system
“Mr. Modi, Parliament is the temple of democracy established by the folks. The workplace of the President is the primary a part of Parliament. The conceitedness of your authorities has destroyed the parliamentary system,” Kharge mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.Â
“140 crore Indians need to know what do you need to present by taking away the proper of the President of India to inaugurate the Parliament Home?” the Congress chief mentioned.
The Congress’ assault comes a day after as many as 20 opposition events introduced their determination to boycott the inauguration of the brand new Parliament constructing by Modi.
Nineteen Opposition events, together with the Congress, Left, TMC, SP and AAP, got here collectively to collectively announce the boycott, saying they discover no worth in a brand new constructing when the “soul of democracy has been sucked out”. Individually, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi mentioned if Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla doesn’t inaugurate the brand new Parliament constructing, his occasion wouldn’t attend.
In a tweet, Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned, “Yesterday, President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the nation’s largest judicial campus on the Jharkhand Excessive Courtroom complicated in Ranchi. It’s one man’s ego and want for self-promotion that has denied the primary Adivasi lady President her Constitutional privilege to inaugurate the brand new Parliament constructing in New Delhi on Might twenty eighth.”
“Ashoka the Nice, Akbar the Nice, Modi the Inaugurate,” Ramesh mentioned.
After the Opposition boycott name, the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance had additionally launched a pointy counterattack, calling the opposition stand a “blatant affront to democratic ethos and constitutional values of our nice nation”.
The 19 Opposition events of their joint assertion mentioned Prime Minister Modi’s determination to inaugurate the brand new Parliament constructing by himself, “fully sidelining President Droupadi Murmu, shouldn’t be solely a grave insult however a direct assault on our democracy which calls for a commensurate response”.
