More BJP wins in elections, more protests it will face from opposition: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday linked the oppositions attack on his government to the BJPs emphatic electoral performances and asserted that the more wins the ruling party achieves the more it will be targeted sources saidModi took the swipe at opposition parties who are up in arms against the government over a host of issues at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in which he asked MPs to dedicate the period between the partys foundation day on April 6 and B R Ambedkars birth anniversary on April 14 to the cause of social justiceUnion minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told reporters that Modi also asked the party MPs to promote and publicise various government schemes for a month from May 15 in their respective constituencies to mark its ninth anniversaryIn his address the prime minister also called upon party leaders to work for the cause of Mother EarthAlso read Will our democracy survive ModiMother Earth is crying for freeing her from chemicals poisoning her he said adding that she has nurtured humanity through trees grains and other produceHe said politicians should work for nonpolitical causes as well as they have a lot of impact on society In this context Modi noted the Gujarat governments work for beti bachao save daughters when he was the chief minister and said it helped a lot in improving the gender ratioParliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters that Modi also asked the MPs to use the services of experts to learn new technologies saying not knowing something should not be a reason for not using itIn an apparent reference to the persistent opposition protests Modi noted he had said during the Gujarat polls that such agitations will become more intense as the BJP wins more and more elections The party will face more intense and lowlevel attacks he notedThis was the first BJP Parliamentary Party meeting after the recent assembly polls in three northeast states where the party was able to retain power in Tripura Its alliance also won the polls in Nagaland while the party again joined hands with the NPP to be part of the government in MeghalayaModi was lauded in the meeting for the partys featParliaments budget session in its second leg has been a washout since March 13 amid the oppositions protests demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issueTheir protests have intensified following Congress leader Rahul Gandhis disqualification from Lok Sabha after he was convicted by a Surat court in a defamation caseBJP MPs too have protested in both Houses of Parliament demanding Gandhis apology for allegedly insulting Indian democracy from foreign soil during his recent visit to BritainThis 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