Rajya Sabha | Modi showers praise on Azad
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PM asks different members of the Upper House to comply with Congress chief’s instance of non-abrasive model of politics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered fulsome praise on senior Congress chief and chief of the Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, asking different members to comply with his instance of non-abrasive model of politics. He additionally used the chance to take a dig at inside variations throughout the Congress.
Mr. Azad is retiring on February 15 and can ship his farewell speech on Tuesday.
While addressing the House in response to the movement of thanks debate, Mr. Modi appreciated Mr. Azad for praising his authorities for conducting the civic polls polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
‘Soft-spoken and polite person’
He stated Mr. Azad is a soft-spoken and well mannered individual. “Ghulam Nabi ji is not known to use harsh words and I believe everyone here must learn from him. I respect him for this. He congratulates us for the elections in Kashmir.”
Mr. Modi stated that whereas he was blissful that Mr. Azad had praised his authorities, he cautioned the Congress to not do the other, simply because Mr. Azad has stated so. “I hope that your party will take it in the right spirit. They shouldn’t make the mistake of doing just the opposite considering it as the view of G-23,” he stated. His feedback left the Treasury benches in splits.
Mr. Azad faces an unsure political future. Since the demotion and dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, there is no such thing as a Rajya Sabha seat accessible from there. The subsequent accessible seat within the House is from Kerala, the election to which is 2 months away. With Mr. Azad unofficially main the G-23 group, which argued for reforms in inside working of the Congress and elections to the submit of occasion president, it’s nonetheless up for debate on whether or not he’ll win a renomination to the House.
Already the Congress corridors are abuzz with the names of his successors. Mallikarjun Kharge, who was the chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha in 2014-19, is without doubt one of the entrance runners.
