Rajya Sabha session highlights: ‘Manipur will soon reject Congress,’ says PM Modi

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die after PM Modi's speech on Motion of Thanks to President's Address.

PM Modi attacked Congress for politicising the violence in Manipur, saying that the northeastern state will soon reject the party.

PM Modi said, "For me, the fight against corruption is not the scale for electoral wins or losses. I am not fighting corruption to win or lose elections. This is my mission, my conviction. I believe that corruption is one such termite that has hollowed out the nation. I am working wholeheartedly to free this country of corruption and to build hatred against corruption in the minds of common people..."

PM Modi said, “The Home minister has stayed in the state for an extended period of time. He goes to the state frequently to talk to various groups to come to a peaceful conclusion. State and Centre are worried about Manipur.”

Saying that government is working towards resolving Manipur issue, PM Modi attacked Congress saying that under their regime, Presidential Rule was imposed 10 times in the northeastern state.

PM Modi said, “Government is tirelessly working towards resolving Manipur issue. The incidents of violence are decreasing, over 500 people have been arrested. Schools and colleges are functioning normally.”

"Congress has started running ‘Bhrashtachari bachao andolan’ now. When the corrupt are sent to jail they do hungama...It's being said that investigative agencies are being misused...'Bhrashtachar kare 'AAP', sharabghotala kare 'AAP' aur 'AAP ki shikayat kare Congress, AAP ko court mein leke jaye Congress, ab karyawahi ho toh gaali de Modi ko...And now they are partners....Congress had presented facts against AAP in a press conference, now they must tell if those facts were correct or not...." said PM Modi.

PM Modi said, “They want to talk about Constitution, but not about Emergency. Congress is the biggest opposition to the constitution. They say Emergency is in the past. Are you sins washed away with time.”

PM Modi said in the Parliament, “Congress has an anti-SC/ST/OBC mindset due to which, they kept humiliating former President Ram Nath Kovind. With this mindset, they left no stone unturned in insulting the first tribal woman President of the country and used words they no one else can.”

PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, “Every time something goes wrong, the Dalit and backward class leaders have to bear the brunt of it while the family escaped unharmed. This has been Congress's attitude. They knew they would lose the Lok Sabha Speaker elections but they still nominated a Dalit leader. In 2017, they knew they would be defeated yet Meera Kumar's name was put out. They disrespected ex President Ram Nath Kovind and have left no stone unturned to insult the first Dalit woman President of this country.”

"The Opposition's selective attitude on atrocities against women is very worrying...I have seen a video from Bengal on social media where a woman was being beaten...The incident which happened in Sandeshkhali....But even the senior leaders (of the opposition) have not said a word about it...," said PM Modi in Rajya Sabha.

PM Modi said on the Opposition walk-out, “They have insulted the Upper House. The country has defeated them in such a way that they dont have any other option but to scream and shout. Slogans and chaos and running away is their fate now.”

Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said, "I urged them the LoP was given adequate time to speak without any interruptions. Today, they did not leave the House behind, they have left behind dignity. Today, they did not show me their back, they showed it to the Constitution of India. They did not insult me or you, they insulted the oath of the Constitution that they took. There can be no bigger insult to the Constitution of India than this...I condemn their conduct...It is an occasion where they have challenged the Indian Constitution. They outraged the spirit of Indian Constitution, they have disregarded the oath they have undertaken...Indian Constitution is not something to hold in your hands, it is the book to way of life. I hope that they will self-introspect and walk the path of duty."

PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, "During Congress’s tenure, there was a scheme for ₹60,000 crore farmers' loan waiver but names of the needy small farmers were not even included in the list of beneficiaries."

As the Opposition walked out, PM Modi said, "The country is watching that those who spread lies do not have the strength to hear the truth. Those who do not have the courage to face truth, do not have courage to listen to the answers to questions that were raised in these discussions. They are insulting the Upper House, the glorious tradition of the Upper House."

PM Modi continued his speech and attacks on the INDIA bloc as opposition MPs continued to raise slogans and walked out of the House.

Opposition MPs stood up from their seat amid PM Modi's speech, and raised chants of “Rajya Sabha ko radh karo, Jhooth bolna band karo (Adjourn Rajya Sabha, Stop Lying)”

Opposition MPs are sparking an uproar in the Rajya Sabha as PM Modi addressed the MPs, chanting ‘LoP, LoP’ in the middle of his address.

PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, “We feel proud of the wisdom and intelligence of the people of this country, in these elections. They defeated propaganda. They prioritised performance. They rejected the politics of deceit and put stamp of victory on the politics of trust.”

“This opportunity given to us for the third time by the people of the country is to realise 'Viksit Bharat' and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’,” said PM Narendra Modi.

PM Modi said that the last 10 years of the NDA government were just an “appetizer”, and the “main course” of the government is yet to come.

Opposition leaders are trying to drown out PM Modi's address in the Rajya Sabha by chanting 'LoP ko bolne do (Let leader of opposition speak)" as he addressed the house.

PM Modi said that in the third NDA term, India will become the third largest economy in the world. He further said that Indian economy went from ten to number five in over the last 10 years.

PM Modi said that the NDA government is only in power because of the Constitution of India. “I am here because of Babasaheb Ambedkar's Constitution,” he said.