New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated all parliamentary norms by accusing then Rajya Sabha president Hamid Ansari of having a "tilt" towards the opposition when the BJP came to power in 2014.
In his reply to the motion of thanks on the President's speech in the Lok Sabha on July 2, Modi said: "No matter how many numbers you say, when we came in 2014, our strength in Rajya Sabha was very low, and the inclination of the president was a little more opposite, but we did not give up our determination to serve the country with pride.
"I want to tell the people of the country that the decision you have taken, the order you have given us to serve, neither Modi nor this government will fear such obstacles. We will fulfill the resolutions we have set out to achieve," Modi had said.
While Modi did not name anyone, former Vice President Ansari was Rajya Sabha Chairman from August 2012 to August 2017.
This is the first time that the Congress has reacted to comments made by the prime minister earlier this week, apparently referring to Ansari.
In a post on and unacceptable, and should have been immediately removed."
Modi accused former Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari of "tilting" towards the opposition, he claimed.
Ramesh said, "This is not the first time that Mr. Modi has attacked Mr. Ansari. In his farewell speech on Mr. Ansari's retirement 7 years ago, he alluded to Mr. Ansari's top diplomatic posts, which They happened to be in Islamic countries.
"It was maliciously overlooked that these countries were of vital interest to India, and that Mr. Ansari retired from the IFS (Indian Foreign Service) after having served as High Commissioner to Australia and also as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York," he said.
No Prime Minister has ever attacked a former President (Lok Sabha) or the Rajya Sabha Chairman in the manner that Modi has done, Ramesh alleged.
"He (Modi) has broken all parliamentary norms by doing so, even though he has not respected them at all. He has further diminished what remains of the dignity of the office he occupies after his despicable election campaign," he said.
In his reply to the motion of thanks on the President's speech in the Lok Sabha on July 2, Modi said: "No matter how many numbers you say, when we came in 2014, our strength in Rajya Sabha was very low, and the inclination of the president was a little more opposite, but we did not give up our determination to serve the country with pride.
"I want to tell the people of the country that the decision you have taken, the order you have given us to serve, neither Modi nor this government will fear such obstacles. We will fulfill the resolutions we have set out to achieve," Modi had said.
While Modi did not name anyone, former Vice President Ansari was Rajya Sabha Chairman from August 2012 to August 2017.
This is the first time that the Congress has reacted to comments made by the prime minister earlier this week, apparently referring to Ansari.
In a post on and unacceptable, and should have been immediately removed."
Modi accused former Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari of "tilting" towards the opposition, he claimed.
Ramesh said, "This is not the first time that Mr. Modi has attacked Mr. Ansari. In his farewell speech on Mr. Ansari's retirement 7 years ago, he alluded to Mr. Ansari's top diplomatic posts, which They happened to be in Islamic countries.
"It was maliciously overlooked that these countries were of vital interest to India, and that Mr. Ansari retired from the IFS (Indian Foreign Service) after having served as High Commissioner to Australia and also as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York," he said.
No Prime Minister has ever attacked a former President (Lok Sabha) or the Rajya Sabha Chairman in the manner that Modi has done, Ramesh alleged.
"He (Modi) has broken all parliamentary norms by doing so, even though he has not respected them at all. He has further diminished what remains of the dignity of the office he occupies after his despicable election campaign," he said.
