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Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “hiding behind” Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress person Priyanka Gandhi Vadra connected Thursday (February 5, 2026) dismissed arsenic an “absolute lie” the assertion that Opposition members were readying to wounded Mr. Modi.
“If you are going to let your members to punctuation books, speech nonsense, the Opposition benches are going to protest. I americium sorry, the Prime Minister is hiding down the Speaker… due to the fact that 3 women were lasting earlier his bench, what nonsense is this,” Ms. Vadra told reporters extracurricular the House.
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Her remarks came aft Mr. Birla said successful the Lok Sabha that helium had asked the Prime Minister not to travel to the House to present his address, pursuing “concrete information” that immoderate Congress MPs could transportation retired an “unexpected act” adjacent his seat.
Ms. Gandhi said the authorities was making the Speaker “say each this” due to the fact that the Prime Minister “did not person the guts to travel to the House”.
“It is an implicit lie. There is nary question of anybody raising hands connected the Prime Minister, trying to wounded him oregon immoderate specified thing… determination was nary specified plan,” she added.
Ms. Vadra urged the media to inquire the authorities wherefore the Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to talk and whether determination was immoderate ground to forestall him from quoting a nationalist source.
Congress person Pawan Khera accused the BJP of insulting Dalit MP Varsha Gaikwad by casting aspersions connected her conduct.
“Were the Modi authorities and their compliant journalists uncomfortable with a Dalit pistillate MP lasting up? Do they see them untouchable?” Mr. Khera asked successful a station connected X.
Targeting the Prime Minister arsenic a anemic idiosyncratic successful a station connected X, suspended Congress MP Manickam Tagore said, “Instead of facing Parliament, helium hides. Instead of debating, helium silences. Instead of courage, helium offers excuses. And to screen his fear, helium is acceptable to blasted adjacent the women MPs”.
