Modi govt's arrogance has destroyed parliamentary system, says Congress

The Congress on Thursday stepped up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the inauguration of the new Parliament building saying one mans ego and desire for selfpromotion has denied the first tribal woman president her constitutional privilege to inaugurate the complexCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the arrogance of the Modi government has destroyed the parliamentary system Mr Modi Parliament is the temple of democracy established by the people The office of the President is the first part of Parliament The arrogance of your government has destroyed the parliamentary system Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi140 crore Indians want to know what do you want to show by taking away the right of the President of India to inaugurate the Parliament House the Congress chief saidThe All India Adivasi Congress too accused the Modi government of insulting tribals by not getting Droupadi Murmu the countrys first tribal president to inaugurate the new Parliament building It also announced a nationwide protest against the move on May 26In a tweet Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Yesterday President Draupadi sic Murmu inaugurated the countrys largest judicial campus at the Jharkhand High Court complex in Ranchi It is one mans ego and desire for selfpromotion that has denied the first Adivasi woman President her Constitutional privilege to inaugurate the new Parliament building in New Delhi on May 28thAshoka the Great Akbar the Great Modi the Inaugurate Ramesh said The Congress attack comes a day after 20 opposition parties announced their boycott of the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Modi All the same not everyone joined the dissenting chorusBSP president Mayawati called the opposition parties boycott inappropriate and welcomed the forthcoming opening The Dalit politician also said Congress should have thought about tribal honour when it fielded a candidate against Murmu and denied her an unopposed electionAsked the partys view of her remarks Congress media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said fighting an election is a matter of ideology and the party has a right to field a candidate even in a lost cause Fighting polls also does not mean that we are fighting a personal battle with that person Once she has become the President she is everyones president It is our responsibility to respect herIf the government is not respecting her then to remind it of that responsibility is also our responsibility It is our responsibility to remind the PM of raj dharm If Mayawati thinks that there is no need to remind the prime minister of raj dharm that may be her personal opinion Khera said About 2021 political parties believe that Prime Minister Modi is not following raj dharm he saidAlso readWhy names of top Maoist leaders dropped from NIAs final report asks CM BaghelAsked about BJPs allegation that the Congress disregarded Sengol Khera said Politics can depend on symbols governments depend on the Constitutional order You cannot hide behind symbols and justify the lack of governance in this country and justify the fact that you are not adhering to the Constitution of IndiaAddressing another press conference at the AICC headquarters here All India Adivasi Congress chief Shivajirao Moghe said Prime Minister Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building rather than the president is an insult to democracyFor the first time a tribal is the president we have a woman president This inauguration by the PM is an insult to tribals and women The President is an important part of Parliament as it is the president that addresses the joint session of Parliament It is the President who should inaugurate Parliament Moghe saidI dont know whether this is happening because we are tribals said the chief of All India Adivasi Congress department under the Indian National CongressNineteen Opposition parties including the Congress Left TMC SP and AAP came together to jointly announce the boycott saying they find no value in a new building when the soul of democracy has been sucked outSeparately AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said if Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla does not inaugurate the new Parliament building his party would not attendAfter the Oppositions boycott call the BJPled National Democratic Alliance also launched a sharp counterattack calling the oppositions stand a blatant affront to democratic ethos and constitutional values of our great nationThe 19 opposition parties in their joint statement said Prime Minister Modis decision to inaugurate the new Parliament building by himself was a grave insult to democracy and a direct assault against itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever