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Angered Congress slams Modi’s reply as arrogant
Congress on Tuesday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Lok Sabha as “arrogant and revengeful” and said he lost a good opportunity to present his vision for the country, even as Rahul Gandhi hit back at him for “mocking” the Uttarakhand quake issue and “insulting” the freedom struggle.
New Delhi
Gandhi also said the Prime Minister, in his reply to a debate on the Motion of Thanks on President’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament, did not answer opposition’s questions on demonetisation.
The Congress vice president also took a dig at Modi over his “surgery” remarks on economy, saying “a quack endangers life”.
“The Prime Minister mocks the tragedy of Uttarakhand and insults the freedom struggle but has no answers to the opposition’s questions,” he tweeted.
Gandhi said this after the Prime Minister took a jibe at him in Parliament, saying “The earthquake has finally occurred” while referring to last night’s tremors in Uttarakhand. The Congress vice president had in December last said he possessed certain material against the Prime Minister, and if he spoke in Parliament, there would be an “earthquake”.
Congress spokesperson Gaurav Gogoi said, “PM used the opportunity merely for electoral purposes and obviously was concerned about the verdict of Punjab and Goa and of sweeping popularity that Congress-SP alliance is gaining in UP.”
Gogoi added that PM referred to the freedom struggle and mocked the contribution of many brave souls and citizens who contributed to it and lost their lives.
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