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PM accuses opposition of non-cooperation in Rajya Sabha
Blaming the opposition for failing to cooperate with the government,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Rajya Sabha members
should reflect the feeling of the elected government of their state, not
just of their party.
Responding to the discussion in the Rajya
Sabha on the motion of thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee for his
address to the joint session of both houses of parliament, Modi said:
"This is the council of states. Many members, when they were elected,
the mood of the people was different and now it has changed.
"Political situation has changed and so has mandate," he said.
"Being
the council of states, the feelings of the state, and of elected
government of the state must be represented here. Along with the party
one represents, it is important to also represent the government of the
day in the state."
"This house must respect the mandate of
people, and the expectation with which the people have elected a
government. Along with criticism, for the sake of taking the nation
ahead it is our combined responsibility to cooperate," the prime
minister said.
"Secondly, in democracy threats have never worked.
For 14 years in Gujarat, I got letters threatening to send me to jail
every day. I knew the games that were going on," Modi, a former Gujarat
chief minister, said while appearing aggressive in a house where the
ruling alliance is in minority.