Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the motion of thanks on the President's address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took potshots at the Opposition and, like his previous address, quoted Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi multiple times to take on the Congress.

He, however, also thanked the Opposition to allow the House to function due to which all the members were able to ask their questions.

Responding to Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's questions on the Jan Dhan scheme, Modi said, "You have found out such minute details about who was not benefited from the scheme, you have worked like a microscope. Your work is commendable. But, while you were in power, if you have seen things even from a binocular, then I would not have had to bring out such welfare schemes."

On Rahul Gandhi's charge that the PM takes credit for Congress' work, he said, "'There are two kinds of people in this world; doers and credit takers. Try to become of the first kind, there is less competition there. I didn't say this, Indira Gandhi did."

Mocking the Congress, Modi said, "Congress is blessed like death. When one dies, death is not blamed but the cause of death is blamed. Similarly, when we attack Congress, it has been reported that Opposition is attacked. Congress is nowhere named, nowhere blamed."

On farmer's welfare programmes, he said, "I am not an economist like Manmohan Singh, that's why I am not that knowledgeable. But I know some things. We should aim to double the income of farmers by 2022."

He concluded his speech by reciting 'Safar Mein Dhoop To Hogi' by Nida Fazli.