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Budget Session: PM Narendra Modi to reply to motion of thanks in Lok Sabha today

 


• Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address comes a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke on President Murmu's motion of thanks amid the Hindenburg-Adani row, which figured prominently in the debate with the opposition.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address in the Lok Sabha today. The budget session began on 31 January with President Draupadi Murmu's address to the joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address comes a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke on President Murmu's motion of thanks amid the Hindenburg-Adani row, as opposition MPs pressed for a probe by a joint parliamentary committee.


On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi led the opposition's attack in the Lok Sabha over the Hindenburg Report, which claimed that Gautam Adani's fortunes skyrocketed after the BJP came to power in 2014, as he ranked 609th in the global rich list. had reached second place. Spot on at the end. Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha, as the first opposition speaker, Gandhi launched a barrage of allegations against Modi.


He asked how much money Adani has given to BJP through electoral bonds in the last 20 years.


Speaker Birla asked Gandhi to concentrate on the President's address.


Gandhi said, "There should be a case study on Adani by business schools like Harvard, India is a case study in how the relationship between business and politics works."


He also hit out at Modi for criticizing the opposition for criticizing the Rafale deal by allegedly ignoring the capabilities of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).


Speaker Om Birla expressed displeasure over the Congress leader displaying some photographs in the House. Birla said, "If you show posters, they (BJP) will show posters of Rajasthan chief minister (with Adani). Parliament is not for these things."



Gandhi alleged that the government had bent the rules in favor of Adani and said that no one would be involved in the development of airports without any prior experience.


Rahul Gandhi alleged, "The government changed this rule and six airports were given to Adani. After that India's most strategic, profitable airport, Mumbai airport was snatched from GVK using agencies."


"The result is that 24 per cent of India's air traffic and 31 per cent of air cargo pass through Adani's airports," Gandhi said.


The ruling party repeatedly asked Gandhi to substantiate his claims, saying such allegations could not be leveled against the government without documentary evidence.


He said, "Adani never made drones whereas HAL used to do it and other companies do. They have four defense companies and they have not done this before, small arms, sniper rifles, all made by Adani."


He claimed that the Adani group has 30 per cent market share in the airport business and also controls 90 per cent of Israel-India defense cooperation.


The budget session will be completed in two parts - the first part of the session will run from January 31 to February 11 and the second part will run from March 14 to April 8.

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