"He should talk about present challenges...": Jairam Ramesh on PM Modi's speech in Parliament

New Delhi [India], December 15 : Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Parliament, saying he should focus on addressing present challenges rather than invoking Jawaharlal Nehru to distract from his failures.
Ramesh alleged that PM Modi has an "obsession" with Nehru, using him to divert attention from current issues. He questioned why the Prime Minister didn't discuss pressing concerns like the India-China border situation, communal tensions and farmers' protests and termed it as an election speech.
Speaking to ANI, Ramesh said "The PM keeps disrespecting Jawaharlal Nehru to hide his shortcomings..Whenever PM Modi speaks in the parliament he proves that he can never speak the truth even by mistake....Yesterday he spoke a lot of lies and he is an expert in giving new shape to history...He spoke about emergency, isn't there an undeclared emergency today? There is an atmosphere of fear, politics of threats...Yesterday's speech in Lok Sabha was an election speech...He is silent on Adani, farmers' protests, and communal tensions in the state. They gave a clean chit to China in 2020..."
Further, Ramesh said that the Prime Minister did not speak on India's relations with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
"He did not speak about India's relations with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and the economic condition of the nation. The GDP has decreased...Unemployment is on the rise and he just talks about Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi...He should talk about the present challenges..." Ramesh said.
The Congress MP also alleged that the constitutional posts were being disrespected and the Constitution was being violated every day.
"The constitutional posts are being disrespected...The Constitution is being violated every day...PM Modi should stop speaking about Indira Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru and talk about what is he doing. How many all-party meetings have been called by PM Modi? How many times has he talked with the leaders of the opposition parties?..."
Ramesh also said that he hoped that the ruling party would allow discussions in the Rajya Sabha.
"We hope that the ruling party would allow discussion in the Rajya Sabha. The House is not able to function because the government does not want the House to function...BJP MPs do not allow the Leader of Opposition to speak in the Rajya Sabha...For the first time, I saw that the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha asked the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha based on which rule are you speaking..." he further added.
The Prime Minister on the 75 years of the Constitution had launched a scathing attack against Congress on Saturday and said, "One family of Congress left no stone unturned in hurling a blow to the Constitution".
PM Modi had also said that when India was celebrating 25 years of the Constitution, it "was torn apart" and an Emergency was imposed.
The special two-day debate in Lok Sabha on 75 years of the Constitution concluded on Saturday.