Lok Sabha Session Live: We Followed Santushtikaran Not Tushtikaran…: PM Modi During Address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday at around 4 p.m will respond to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha. “At around 4 p.m. this evening, Prime Minister @narendramodi will respond to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha,” the Prime Minister’s Office wrote on Twitter. Earlier that day, at the BJP alliance government’s parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, National Democratic Alliance leaders congratulated Prime Minister Modi on his historic third term. Following the NDA parliamentary meeting, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju told reporters that the Prime Minister would respond to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address around 4 p.m.

Rahul Gandhi’s remarks sparked a massive uproar in the Lok Sabha. The BJP has accused the Raebareli MP of “insulting” the Hindu community. Prime Minister Modi also slammed Rahul Gandhi for his remarks, saying that calling “the entire Hindu community violent is a very serious matter.” Home Minister Amit Shah demanded that the Congress leader apologise for his remarks.

During the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s Address, Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP-led government, claiming there has been a “systematic attack” on the idea of India.

While the BJP later held a press conference to condemn Rahul Gandhi’s remarks, the Congress held an evening press conference to criticise the ruling party at the Centre. Rahul Gandhi launched a multi-pronged attack on the BJP, citing its remarks during the Lok Sabha campaign, the NEET-UG controversy, and the Agniveer scheme. 

Here are the live updates on the Lok Sabha proceedings: 

04:40 PM: While addressing Lok Sabha today, PM Narendra Modi stated that the country has blessed us for our zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.  “Today India’s credibility has increased across the world…The sole aim of our every policy, every decision, every action has been India first,” Modi said.

04:35 PM: PM Modi stated that the country witnessed appeasement politics for a long time. We have followed “santushtikaran” rather than “tushtikaran”.

04:30 PM: During his speech in Lok Sabha, PM Narendra Modi said that our only mission is ‘Nation First’ and the BJP’s works, steps and policies have been oriented towards this very mission and goal. 

04:25 PM: “Several MPs expressed their views on the President’s address yesterday and earlier today. I would like express my gratitude to the first-time MPs who expressed their views on President’s address while following all the rules of the House,” says PM Modi.

04:20 PM: “I am present here to reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address. Our President, in her speech, has detailed our resolve of Viksit Bharat. The honourable President has raised crucial issues, she has guided us and the country,” says PM Modi.

04:15 PM: Congress MP and LoP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Parliament, as PM Narendra Modi replies to Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, in the Lok Sabha.

04:10 PM: PM Modi begins his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha.