BJP MPs told not to make provocative statements as it deflects from PM Narendra Modi's developmental agenda, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said outside Parliament today.


Yesterday, CPM leader Mohammad Salim began proceedings in the Lok Sabha, with a stinging allegation against Home Minister Rajnath Singh. It was Salim's contention that in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being appointed prime minister in 2014, Rajnath told a magazine that Modi was 'the first Hindu leader in 800 years.


Rajnath asked the CPM leader to apologise saying he had never made the remark and asked him to prove it. "In my parliamentary career, I am hurt for the first time. This is a serious allegation. I think no home minister should continue after making such a comment," said Singh.


Salim's remark led to frequent disruptions in the house thereafter.

The government had braced itself for a tough week in Parliament, with Opposition parties giving a number of notices in both Houses seeking a debate on 'intolerance' in society and action against some ministers for their alleged provocative remarks.