PM’s prepared text ‘full of self-praise’, says Congress on his RS statement about West Asia war

The Congress connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026) deed retired astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit his connection connected the West Asia struggle successful the Rajya Sabha, saying it was a “prepared substance afloat of self-praise” for each that helium claims to person accomplished successful the past 11 years.

Congress wide caput successful complaint of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the Prime Minister spoke connected West Asia successful the Upper House of Parliament for astir 20 minutes connected Tuesday afternoon.

“Like aft his connection successful the Lok Sabha yesterday, the Opposition was not allowed to question immoderate clarifications aft helium (Modi) work retired his connection successful the Rajya Sabha,” the Congress person said connected X.

“As expected, it was a prepared substance afloat of self-praise for each that helium claims to person accomplished successful the past 11 years,” Mr. Ramesh said.

‘Hypocrisy’

He besides said that determination was immoderate hypocrisy erstwhile Mr. Modi sought practice from each States whose law rights are continually “trampled upon”.

Mr. Ramesh said “hypocrisy” was besides connected show erstwhile the Prime Minister asked the States to support migrant workers aft “destroying” MGNREGA, which had been a lifeline for them during the Covid-19 pandemic, and erstwhile helium called upon the States to instrumentality the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, which is founded connected the National Food Security Act, 2013, that Mr. Modi had opposed arsenic the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

7 empowered groups

In his connection successful the Upper House, Mr. Modi said the authorities has constituted 7 empowered groups to germinate strategies connected fuel, proviso chains, fertilisers, among others, to tackle the interaction of the West Asia war.

The PM said the warfare has created a superior vigor situation globally and warned miscreants against taking vantage of the crisis. He besides asked the State governments to support a cheque connected achromatic selling and hoarding.

Mr. Modi asserted that the authorities is trying to procure state and crude lipid from each disposable sources, and that efforts volition proceed successful the coming days, portion besides noting that indispensable preparations person been made for the capable proviso of fertilisers.