PM hits out at parliament disruption

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9/12/2015 3:25:10 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public rally in Chandigarh yesterday.

Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that he was taking the opposition’s disruption of parliament which he attributed to “some people’s egos” to the people’s parliament to let them decide who is trying to create obstacles in development.

“People of this country will never forgive political parties for their conduct in parliament. Some people due to their ego did not let the parliament function. This is most unfortunate” said Modi at a public rally here.

“I have come here to say that the Jan Sabha (people’s parliament) is bigger than the Lok Sabha. I am taking my Lok Sabha case to the Jan Sabha of people.”

The Lok Sabha was disrupted last month by slogan-shouting MPs of the opposition Congress forcing the government to keep key bills including on Goods and Services Tax (GST) on hold.

The prime minister’s four-hour-long visit during which he inaugurated the Chandigarh airport’s new civil terminal addressed the convocation of the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and spoke at a rally itself created disruptions for the people.

Authorities in Chandigarh ordered closure of nearly 200 schools yesterday and the main cremation ground while police blocked roads to ensure smooth movement of Modi’s cavalcade and even ambulances were directed to take long detours to reach hospitals.

The harassment of the common man forced Modi to express regret over the inconvenience caused to people.

“An inquiry will be held and responsibility fixed for the inconvenience caused to the people of Chandigarh” Modi tweeted.

“The inconvenience caused to the citizens of Chandigarh especially shutting of schools due to my visit is regretted. It was totally avoidable” he added.

The main cremation ground in sector 25 located next to the ground where Modi addressed the rally on Friday afternoon too was out of bounds for people. Those who had to cremate their loved ones were forced to do so at cremation grounds in nearby Mohali and Mani Majra. At the rally Modi hit out at the Congress without naming it.

“We are running the government to take the country forward and have development. You have given us the clear majority to run the government. Without bothering for 400 MPs in Lok Sabha 40 people (MPs) created obstacles in the development of this country. This was an insult to the democracy in this country” he said adding that people should question their MPs whom they had elected. About the recent decision on the One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen he said the credit should not be given to the government but to “the poor and common people” and said though the amount incurred was not less it was “small when seen in light of the sacrifices made by our soldiers”.

IANS

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