Opposition MPs criticise President's address

February 07, 2023 20:47

Some Opposition members in Lok Sabha on Tuesday criticised the President's address to the joint session of parliament, saying it contained "some half-truths" and did not talk about important issues like the Women's Reservation Bill.

Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, BJD's Pinaki Misra said it was "somewhat a untrustworthy document," and it "suppressed" several truths.

The address talked about women empowerment, but it did not mention the Women's Reservation Bill, which is pending for long, he said. "We are deeply unhappy that Women Reservation Bill does not find mention in the address."

He also said the address talked about the poor, but in the Budget, the government slashed allocation to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA).

The finance minister needs to reconsider this, he added.

The BJD member also said that "some half-truths crept into the statement" on medical colleges also. Most colleges lack good infrastructure and equipment, he said. However, Misra added that government policies on mines, minerals and air connectivity have worked well.

JD-U member Kaushalendra Kumar said that the government is talking about amrit kal, but there is nothing like that.

Kumar alleged that the Modi-government has failed to provide jobs to people and also failed to bring back black money.

He also demanded special status for Bihar.

Danish Ali (BSP) alleged the government has worked only for the benefit of corporates like Adani. He alleged that sugar mills have not paid dues running into thousands of crores to farmers.

Ali also alleged the government was threatening the judiciary. "What is happening in this country," asked. -- PTI

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