Modi's I-day speech disappointing, nothing spectacular: Oppn

August 15, 2017 15:48

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech today drew flak from the opposition, with the Congress describing it as "most disappointing" and the Left downplaying it as "nothing spectacular".

Senior Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said Modi had not shown "sensitivity" to the Gorakhpur tragedy -- the death of infants in a UP hospital -- by comparing it with natural calamities and said the PM should have given an account of the "failure" of his government.

"The PM's Independence Day address has been most disappointing. After three years, it was time for him to give an account of the failure of his government in fulfilling its promises to the people, especially the youth, farmers and weaker sections," he told reporters here.

On Modi's call for embracing strife-hit Kashmiris, Sharma said, "We have never stopped him from embracing Kashmiris. He should talk to all sections and create a national consensus as well as in Kashmir."

CPI national secretary D Raja said there was "nothing spectacular" in Modi's speech and alleged he lacked conviction when he talked about embracing Kashmiris.

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