PM Modi Rajya Sabha Speech Key Highlights: 'Why Not Use Nehru's Surname?' PM Modi Takes Swipe at Gandhi Family

PM Modi's Rajya Sabha Speech Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave a fiery speech in the Rajya Sabha while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Rajya as part of the ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament. Speaking in Parliament, PM Modi said that while Congress ignored development, it's the BJP government which delivered on the key issues including food, education and infrastructure. Taking a swipe at the Gandhi family, PM Modi said that if they love Pt Nehru, then why they don't use the Nehru surname. PM Modi also said that he works for the nation and lives for the nationa and those playing politics around him cannot stop him from working for the nation's development.

President Droupadi Murmu had addressed the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on January 31, the first day of the Budget Session. In her maiden address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Droupadi Murmu while touching upon several issues in her address, including defence, space, women empowerment, and the importance of public involvement during the 'Amrit Kaal' to build a developed India said that the country had a government that was "stable, fearless, decisive", working for all classes without any discrimination and giving thrust to 'virasat' (heritage) as well as 'vikas' (development). Murmu spoke of the government's relentless fight against corruption, the "biggest enemy of democracy and social justice". However, the opposition criticised the President`s address.