The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the country, echoed with laughter on Wednesday. Apart from the protests and noise, the sight of the House itself was worth seeing. A comment by Mallikarjun Kharge, national president of the opposition party Congress, forced the members present in the House to laugh. He was giving a farewell speech in the House. Also during this, he told how the time spent in the House enriched him.
During the speech he mentioned about former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and NCP founder Sharad Pawar. The tenure of both of them in Rajya Sabha is about to complete. Kharge said that Deve Gowda had been the Prime Minister. He worked on many important positions.
He said that he has known me for 54 years. Have also worked with him. But I don’t know what happened. He dated us. Loved us but married Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As soon as Kharge said this, a wave of laughter ran in the entire house. The Prime Minister was also seen laughing in the Rajya Sabha.
Deve Gowda broke alliance with Congress and formed government with BJP.
After the Lok Sabha elections in 1996, Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister of the country for less than a year. Congress had supported the United Front government under his leadership. Deve Gowda’s party JDS had formed an alliance with Congress for the 2018 state elections. This alliance also got victory. Then his son HD Kumaraswamy became the Chief Minister. In 2019, the government fell when many Congress and JDS MLAs rebelled. After this JDS formed an alliance with BJP. In such a situation, Kharge’s comment is being linked to this incident.
What did Kharge say about Athawale, Pawar and other MPs?
Apart from this, he said that he had a long association with Pawar and DMK’s Tiruchi Shiva. He is happy that he is returning to Rajya Sabha for another term. During this time, the Congress President has also taken a dig at Union Minister and RPI Chief Ramdas Athawale.
Regarding Ramdas Athawale, the Congress President said that he always praises Modiji in his poems. He doesn’t know any other poem. Congress members started laughing at this.
What did Narendra Modi say about retiring MPs?
Earlier, PM Modi thanked the retiring MPs from Rajya Sabha for their contribution. Told him that there is no full stop in politics. The future is waiting for you. Let us tell you, 37 seats were vacant in Rajya Sabha. Here 26 candidates were elected unopposed. Results have come after voting on other seats on Monday.
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