House disruption: ‘40 MPs playing with democracy’

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“You have been elected and sent to Parliament. Go to the House, hold discussions for two days, five days or seven days. However, not accepting rules of democracy, not paying heed to 400 members of Parliament, and 40 people conspiring to put roadblocks on the people’s future is an insult to democracy,” said Modi, without naming the Congress.

The way Parliament was functioning, the people would not forgive political parties, Modi said, telling the modest gathering at the rally that if the voice of the majority was going to be suppressed in the Lok Sabha, he would take his case to the Jan Sabha, the people’s assembly.
“Today, I am presenting my case in the Jan Sabha,” he said, telling the audience that it was time people pressured their elected representatives to facilitate the work of Parliament. “What 40 people are doing in Parliament is not in the spirit of democracy and Parliament has to function.”

In his address lasting around 26 minutes, Modi said it was in Chandigarh that he had said that serious steps will be taken for implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP). He said every family in this region is like a “Suraksha Kavach” for the nation, as people from the region join the Armed Forces in large numbers.

He accused the previous governments of not giving serious consideration to what steps will be required for implementation OROP, what responsibilities will it entail or what difficulties will be faced. That is why the previous government allocated Rs 500 crore for this. However, when the calculations were done, the amount required was Rs 10,000 crore, he said.

“The credit for implementation of OROP should not go to the government or to Narendra Modi. It should go to the poor people, the common people,” he said.

Modi exhorted the gathering to make resolutions about things they wanted to achieve before the 75th Independence Day, in the year 2022, that will be beneficial for the people, for the country. He said his dream was to ensure that all poor people get houses by the 75th Independence Day.

Earlier, addressing the gathering, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal credited Modi for promoting co-operative federalism. He said the share that states get in taxes has been increased from 32 percent to 42 percent. He exhorted Modi to take steps for welfare of farmers. Badal also said Modi has increased the honour of the country abroad.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the new airport would contribute in development of tri-city which include Chandigarh, Panckhula and Mohali. It will boost tourism and natural medicine sectors as Haryana Government is developing Shivalik and its adjoining areas as tourist and natural medicine destinations.