Nirmala: Congress promoted ‘parivarvad’; Kharge says Modi, BJP twisting information | India Information – Instances of India
Congress mutilated statute to advertise ‘dynasty’: Nirmala
Rajya Sabha witnessed a fiery begin to the two-day-long dialogue to mark 75 years of the Structure with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launching a scathing assault on Congress for finishing up main amendments to the statute over the many years with the only real goal to assist “one household” and promote “parivarvad” (dynasticism). She additionally known as Congress “anti-women” for failing to get ladies’s reservation invoice handed when it was in workplace.
Citing varied amendments, starting from the forty second constitutional modification that, amongst different issues, amended the Preamble to insert ‘socialist and secular’, and enactment of Muslim Ladies (Safety of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, to nullify a Supreme Court docket verdict in favour of an previous Muslim divorcee girl, the FM stated none of those handed the four-fold standards – financial good, social intent, due course of, and constitutional spirit.
Her assault drew robust protests from Congress benches. Opening the talk from treasury aspect, Sitharaman cited instance of the primary modification carried out underneath Jawaharlal Nehru to introduce curbs on freedom of press.
She identified that in debates within the constituent meeting, B R Ambedkar had opposed incorporation of ‘socialism’ within the Structure on grounds that the nation’s development trajectory couldn’t be straight-jacketed. “Nonetheless, they put it within the modification after placing the whole opposition in jail. Solely 5 members voted in opposition to it in Lok Sabha, whereas in Rajya Sabha, it was handed unanimously as a result of those that would have opposed it have been in jail,” she added.
Taking up Congress for claiming to be defender of the Structure, the FM referred to supersession of “inconvenient” judges by the Indira Gandhi govt and recalled Congress’ espousal of the idea of “dedicated judiciary” to say that the celebration was not honest in expressing concern about integrity of establishments.
She was combative and ceded no quarter when Congress’ Jairam Ramesh argued that whereas attacking Indira for controversial amendments through the Emergency, she also needs to level out that the previous PM voted for his or her annulment. “These amendments have been introduced by the Morarji Desai govt and her vote was a part of a course of. Individuals had taught a lesson to her by defeating Congress and he or she learnt her lesson,” Sitharaman stated. She was supported by BJP chief and chief of the Home J P Nadda.
Sitharaman identified that famend lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri and actor Balraj Sahni have been jailed in 1949. She stated Majrooh was arrested after he refused to apologise for reciting a poem in opposition to Nehru at a mill staff’ meet. “That’s the degree of tolerance they’ve they usually go round with the Structure of their hand saying there’s worry within the nation and the Structure is underneath risk,” she added. She highlighted different cases, together with banning of the movie ‘Kissa Kursi Ka’ as a result of it questioned Indira and her son.
The FM termed Congress “anti-women” for not passing ladies’s reservation invoice underneath strain of its coalition companions. She stated Rajiv Gandhi had 426 members in Lok Sabha and 159 members in Rajya Sabha however the celebration didn’t have the conviction to move the invoice. “Clearly, they’ve at all times been anti-women. Shah Bano case is a transparent instance,” she stated.
Kharge: PM bhakti taking us in the direction of dictatorship
In a no holds barred assault, chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused PM Narendra Modi and BJP of “deceptive the nation” by “twisting information” and talking “untruths” about first PM Jawaharlal Nehru in Parliament. He demanded that the PM apologise for “distorting information” about Nehru’s letter on reservation to states.
Opening the two-day dialogue on the Structure from the opposition aspect, Kharge stated ‘bhakti’ of the PM is taking the nation in the direction of dictatorship. “Democracy within the nation shouldn’t flip into dictatorship,” he warned. The Congress chief additional accused BJP of being in opposition to reservations, claiming that was the explanation the celebration was against caste census.
Referring to the PM’s assertion in LS on Saturday, Kharge stated Modi “misled” the Home by saying there was no elected govt between 1947-1952 when Congress had illegally amended the Structure. The PM on Saturday and FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday slammed Congress for the then interim govt led by Nehru bringing the primary modification to curb freedom of press.
On the primary modification which was introduced by means of an ordinance in 1951, Kharge stated it was finished solely to protect reservations of SCs, STs, and BCs as these had been put aside by Supreme Court docket. He quoted a letter from Sardar Patel to Nehru, during which Patel had instructed that the modification was the one treatment. The Congress chief stated the modification was finished by constituent meeting whose members included Syama Prasad Mookerjee, one of many founders of Jana Sangh. He stated the opposite facet of this modification was aimed to cease communal propaganda.
Referring to the PM’s speech in Lok Sabha, Kharge stated, “Modi distorted information about Nehru’s letters to CMs for which he ought to apologise to individuals of the nation. He should apologise in each the Homes.” On the Emergency, Kharge stated that it was a mistake that was rectified and the outcome was that Indira Gandhi got here again to workplace with a thumping majority in 1980. Kharge additionally requested why PM Modi, who was transferring round the entire world, had not been capable of take out time to go to violence-hit Manipur.
