NEET 2024: Monday, June 24, marked the start of the 18th Lok Sabha’s first session, which will last for eight sittings till July 3. The new members of the House were sworn in by seven-time MP and pro-tem speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab. On June 26, there will be a Lok Sabha speaker’s election.
Priyanka Chaturvedi’s Critique on PM Modi’s Emergency Reference
Prior to the commencement of the 18th Lok Sabha today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the media. The Opposition INDIA group, meanwhile, voiced displeasure with the BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab’s selection as the acting Speaker, preventing the party from surpassing the majority threshold of 272 in the just ended Lok Sabha elections.
Priyanka Chaturvedi, the leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the 1975 Emergency on Monday by saying, “PM Modi has reminded us of the time of emergency but, what about the education emergency of today? The youth is asking about the cancellation of exams, paper leaks and CBI inquiries in the exams… The Prime Minister should talk about the crucial issues of the nation.”
Prime Minister’s Appeal for a Responsible Opposition
He stated, “With reference to the Emergency declared by the government of Indira Gandhi at the time,”Tomorrow marks 50 years of the black spot on Indian democracy. The new generation will not forget how the Indian Constitution was scrapped, how the country was turned into a jail and democracy was captured. In this 50th anniversary, the country will take a pledge that never again will it happen.”
In order to serve the nation and its citizens, the prime minister stated that the government will always attempt to include everyone, but he also included a strong warning to the opposition. “India needs a responsible Opposition, people want substance not slogans, they want debate, diligence not drama and disturbance in Parliament. I hope the Opposition will live up to the people’s expectations,” he said.
