Opposition is trying to stall House during Budget debate – Rijiju

NEW DELHI: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused the Opposition leaders of resorting to politics and abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of participating in a constructive debate during the discussion on Budget in Parliament.

“The Opposition should not do this. Instead of speaking on the finer aspects of the Budget document, they are abusing the PM and creating disruptions,” he alleged.

Speaking to reporters at his residence on Thursday morning, Rijiju further said that the manner in which some Opposition leaders have delivered their speeches amounts to insult to the House and lowers the dignity of the Budget session.

The minister said that people have given their mandate to Modi for a third term, but the Opposition leaders are insulting it. “The people have given the mandate to Prime Minister Modi for a third consecutive time. If anybody attempts to insult the mandate of the people, they would be certainly given a befitting reply by the people in the next elections,” he said.