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Lashing retired astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit his code successful the Rajya Sabha, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge connected Friday (February 6, 2026) said the PM doesn't person the courageousness to reply the questions posed to him and claimed that the authorities doesn't privation to tally the House successful a antiauthoritarian manner.
Speaking with reporters, Mr. Kharge said "repeating falsehoods" has been Modi's occupation and successful his 97-minute reply to the treatment connected the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, helium didn't accidental thing important oregon necessary.
"When we presented our statements connected the President's address, the premier curate didn't respond to a azygous point. He conscionable kept talking astir 100 years... 75 years... 50 years," Mr. Kharge said.
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"When we got clasp of Mr. (MM) Naravane's book, however could those successful powerfulness not person it? They're saying successful Parliament that the publication hasn't adjacent been published yet. Whether it's Amit Shah oregon Rajnath Singh... everyone kept repeating that the publication doesn't exist, but the world is that the publication does exist," the Congress main said.
When Rahul Gandhi spoke astir Naravane's 'book' successful Parliament, for immoderate reason, the full ruling broadside felt offended, helium said.
"I privation to archer them: first, perceive to the truth, past reply. The information is that Narendra Modi doesn't person the courageousness to reply the questions we've asked," Mr. Kharge said.
"Modi said that we insulted the Sikhs. Meaning, a speech betwixt 2 radical extracurricular the House was labelled arsenic an insult to the Sikhs," helium said.
"The Congress enactment respects Sikhs greatly; nether a Congress government, Dr. Manmohan Singh served arsenic Finance Minister and past Prime Minister, but Narendra Modi respects neither Sikhs, nor Dalits, nor Adivasis. The lone happening successful Narendra Modi's caput is however to belittle others," helium alleged.
The laminitis of modern India, Jawaharlal Nehru, established the nationalist sector, but Modi calls them factories that state bankruptcy, helium said, hitting retired astatine the PM for his disapproval of Nehru.
"When not a azygous ticker was made successful the country, it was the nationalist assemblage that stepped up, but alternatively of redeeming the nationalist sector, Narendra Modi worked to dismantle it. Narendra Modi has nary ideology. He has nary imaginativeness for guiding the country," Mr. Kharge alleged.
These statements amusement that Mr. Modi's morale is broken, his sparkle has faded, Mr. Kharge claimed.
"If a idiosyncratic successful the premier minister's presumption uses abusive connection against ideology and the country, that's not a bully thing. Narendra Modi is acrophobic of what questions Rahul (Gandhi) ji volition ask, what he'll say, what facts he'll present, truthful Modi ji doesn't adjacent beryllium successful the House," helium said.
"The Lok Sabha Speaker said—intelligence was received, truthful helium advised Modi ji not to respond to the President's code successful the Lok Sabha. If your quality is truthful good, wherever was it during violent attacks similar Pulwama? Lynchings are happening crossed the country, attacks connected Adivasis and Dalits are taking place. Where does this quality spell then?" Mr. Kharge said.
Stalling Parliament for 5 days astatine a clip is simply a nonaccomplishment of democracy, helium said, blaming the authorities for the deadlock successful the Lok Sabha.
"The Modi authorities doesn't adjacent privation to tally the House successful a antiauthoritarian manner," helium alleged.
"The information is that implicit the past fewer days, Narendra Modi has been troubled due to the fact that matters related to him person travel up successful the Epstein files. After that, Narendra Modi surrendered earlier Trump and struck a commercialized deal. He sacrificed the country's farmers. Modi is making our radical mediocre and making America's farmers rich," Mr. Kharge alleged.
Mr. Kharge's remarks came a time aft Prime Minister Modi accused the Congress of insulting the President of India by resorting to disruptions successful the Lok Sabha during the statement connected her address.
He besides accused the main absorption enactment of insulting tribals, Dalits, and radical from the northeast.
Replying to a statement connected the Motion of Thanks to the President's code successful the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Modi accused the Congress of insulting the Constitution.
Talking astir disruptions successful the Lok Sabha, the premier curate said, "Congress insulted the President. It's shameful... Yesterday successful the Lok Sabha, a treatment could not beryllium held connected the President's address. It is an insult to the bureau of the President. Such radical bash not person the close to talk astir the Constitution." "You person insulted tribals, women, and the apical station of India," helium alleged.
"The incidental that took spot successful the Lok Sabha is precise painful. We tin recognize your frustration, but it was done successful the temple of democracy. At that time, determination was an MP from Assam successful the chair, and papers were thrown astatine him. Is it not an insult to the northeast? Not an insult to the radical of Assam?"
The premier curate was referring to Dilip Saikia, a BJP MP from Darrang-Udalguri successful Assam, and Krishna Prasad Tenneti, a TDP MP from Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. Both are members of the Panel of Chairpersons successful the Lok Sabha.
"They did it yesterday arsenic well; astatine that time, a lad of a Dalit household from Andhra Pradesh was sitting successful the Chair. They are doing their job, but you are insulting him due to the fact that helium comes from a Dalit family?" Mr. Modi said.
