Parliament Winter Session highlights: PM Modi proposes 11 resolutions in Lok Sabha speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed 11 resolutions in Lok Sabha speech to uphold the spirit of constitutional values.

The eleven resolutions are

1. Everyone should fulfil their duties, be it the government or citizens.
2. Inclusive growth to ensure the vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”.
3. Zero tolerance towards corruption.
4. Citizens should take pride in the country's culture and traditions, and laws should be followed with pride.
5. To free oneself from the colonial mindset.
6. To free the country's politics from "family rule".
7. Respect the Constitution and prevent its misuse for personal gains.
8. Ensure reservations are not snatched away from those who already have it, and avoid religion-based reservations.
9. India should lead by example for women-led growth.
10. States ensure India's development. Ensure the country's development goes hand-in-hand with the development of states.
11. Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat as our goal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government's vision of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" is not a mere slogan and cited the lifting of “25 crore” people out of poverty and infrastructure development in the northeastern states as the examples of inclusive growth.

“There is nothing new in his speech. Only a blame game against Congress. Yesterday and today we exposed them that their government is now running for Adani. They are talking about the Constitution but they are trying to use the Constitution for one single person, that is to give monopoly to that person... Whenever we talk about the constitution in the Parliament, these people do not respect the Parliament at all. Today when the LoP was speaking, we saw the PM, Home Minister, and the Defence Minister were absent,” said Congress MP KC Venugopal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government ensured financial inclusion by opening almost 50 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts since 2014. He also credited the scheme for preventing leakages in the disbursal of subsidies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the opposition lacked the living experience of poverty and cited examples of the Swachh Bharat Mission and Ujjwala Yojana as the government's measures to eradicate poverty and improve the lives of women.

PM Modi said such schemes reflected the values enshrined in the Constitution. He also termed the Congress' call for “Garibi Hatao” as the “biggest jumla”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the move to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act and said it reflects the vision of Mahatma Gandhi that India should accommodate religious minorities facing persecution in neighbouring countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the NDA government's decision to abrogate Article 370 was a mark of respect to BR Ambedkar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress over democratic traditions within the party and cited former leaders Sardar Patel and Sitaram Kesri as an example.

“Congress did not follow its own constitution, and made Nehru the leader when state units had supported Sardar Patel,” alleged PM Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Constitution's makers desired a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

“Constituent Assembly wanted Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to be implemented in the country by an elected government,” PM Modi said.

“Ambedkar strongly advocated UCC for all religions, so did other leaders; that is why we are bringing a secular civil code,” he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress for its “failure” to implement the recommendations of the first Backward Class Commission and accused the party of “conspiring” to implement reservations on religious lines.

“Congress stalled reservation policy; OBC quota became a reality only after the party was ousted from power,” PM Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed BR Ambedkar's role in building the Constitution and attacked the Congress party for the alleged delay in building the Dr Ambedkar International Centre.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said former PM Rajiv Gandhi's decision to overrule the Supreme Court judgement in the Shah Bano case was a “violation” of constitutional values for the sake of “vote bank” politics.

He also alleged that the late prime minister had followed the tradition of India's first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, and his daughter Indira Gandhi.

“The next generation of Gandhi is also engaged in tampering with the Constitution,” PM Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said former PM Indira Gandhi abused the Constitution and violated its principles when she imposed the National Emergency to avoid her election being declared “illegal” by the judiciary.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress party for ensuring that one family ruled for 55 years and said “dynastic politics” threatened India's Constitution.

“I am not here to personally insult someone. However, facts should be placed in front of the nation. Congress’ one family has left no stone unturned in hurting the constitution. One family ruled for 55 years out of 75 years,” PM Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the National Emergency imposed by then Congress Prime Minister Indira Gandhi posed a threat to the values of the Constitution.

“When India was celebrating 25 years of constitution, our democracy was being tarnished,” PM Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir as the roadblock to “national unity” and hailed the move to abrogate it.

“Our policies, decision-making process in last 10 years have been aimed at strengthening India's unity,” said PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Constitution as the basis of national unity and noted that the members of the Constituent Assembly came from diverse backgrounds.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the role of women members of the Constituent Assembly in making India's Constitution.

“India gave women the right to vote since the beginning,” noted PM Modi, comparing the position of Indian women with Western democracies.

During his address to the Lok Sabha, PM Modi thanked the Constitution's makers and described India as the “mother of democracy.”

“It is a moment of pride. It is an opportunity to celebrate the festival of democracy. The 75-year-long journey is a memorable one,” PM Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Lok Sabha to address the debate on the 75th anniversary of India's Constitution.

“Rahul ji has always raised the voice of the poor, farmers, labourers. Today, he gave an example of Eklavya. It can be seen that this government has the mindset that suppresses the poor, labourers, and annadata,” said Congress MP Kumari Selja.

Union Minister of State Anupriya Patel attacked the opposition over their demand for a caste census and questioned why it was not implemented during their rule in Uttar Pradesh.

She also accused the opposition of neglecting the rights of disadvantaged communities.

Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh said his party has been the torchbearer of the constitution and its values since Independence. He highlighted Congress's role in establishing the Right to Education, the Right to Information, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and alleged that the NDA government was “attacking” those.

Congress MP Imran Masood credited his party for creating India's Constitution with a blueprint from BR Ambedkar and safeguarding it over the years.

“Last time, he was talking about Lord Shiva. This time, he was talking about Dronacharya. Whether it's Rahul Gandhi or Jawaharlal Nehru, none of them had faith in the Constitution,” said BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.

“Has Rahul Gandhi forgotten the day when he tore a bill passed by his own government when Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister? He had insulted the Constitution that very day,” he added.