PM 'biggest dramabaaz', indulging in hypocrisy: Congress

The Congress on Monday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi the biggest dramabaaz and said his statement accusing the opposition of indulging in drama in Parliament is nothing but hypocrisyCongress leaders party president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary Jairam Ramesh were responding to Modi saying in his comments before the start of the Winter session that Parliament is not a place for drama but deliveryInstead of addressing the real issue of people Prime Minister Modi has once again made his dramebazi delivery Kharge said in a statement on XHe said the reality is that the government has been continuously trampling on parliamentary decorum and system for the past 11 years and the long list of such instances is wellknownThe BJP should now end this drama of distraction and engage in debate in Parliament on the real issues facing the people Kharge said in his postHe added that the truth is that common people are struggling with unemployment inflation economic inequality and the looting of the countrys precious resources while those in power are playing the game of dramabazi in the arrogance of authorityIn the last Monsoon session at least 12 Bills were passed in haste some in less than 15 minutes and some without any discussion at all Kharge saidThe entire country has previously witnessed how you bulldozed antifarmer black laws GST the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and such bills through Parliament in a frantic rush he saidWhen the Manipur issue was raised the prime minister remained silent until the opposition brought a noconfidence motion Kharge allegedDue to SIR BLOs are continuously losing their lives due to the workload in the process The opposition wants to prioritize issues including vote theft and we will continuously raise them in Parliament the Congress leader addedHis party colleague Ramesh said the PM never attends Parliament undermines it and doesnt engage with the oppositionYet before every session he will stand outside the Parliament building and speak grandly to the nation asking for constructive cooperation from the Opposition to ensure the smooth functioning of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya SabhaThe PMs statement before Parliament begins is nothing but hypocrisy The biggest dramabaaz of them all is talking of drama Ramesh said in a post on XHe said if the Parliament doesnt function smoothly the fault is entirely that of the PM and his stubborn refusal to allow the Opposition to raise issues of urgent public importanceHe wants to always have his way without giving the Opposition an opportunity to at least have its say Ramesh said on XHitting out at the opposition for stalling parliamentary proceedings earlier in the day Modi said We need to work with a sense of responsibility Parliament is not a place for drama it is a place for deliveryReferring to the drubbing of opposition parties in the Bihar polls he said the opposition was perturbed by the electoral loss and unable to digest failureFor some time now our Parliament is being used either as a warm up arena for elections or as an outlet for frustration after defeat Modi saidDefeat should not be the ground to create disruption Victory should not convert into arrogance either the prime minister saidThe opposition too should fulfil its responsibility and come out of its depression after loss in elections he said adding that that must come out of ths frustrationThey should change their strategy I am ready to give them a few tips the PM saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever