Union Minister and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha J.P. Nadda on Thursday accused the Opposition of deliberately disrupting Parliament during the Monsoon Session and asserted that the Narendra Modi-led government was prepared to discuss every issue raised in the House.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha, Nadda alleged that the Opposition had focused on obstructing parliamentary proceedings since the start of the session instead of participating in debates.
“The Opposition’s role has been negative. Ever since the session began, their entire focus has been on disrupting and obstructing the proceedings of the House rather than allowing it to function. I have observed that the Opposition lacks any substantive issues. It is their habit to constantly shift the goalposts,” Nadda said.
He maintained that the government had consistently been willing to hold discussions on all issues and accused the Opposition of avoiding meaningful debate.
“On behalf of the government, I want to make one thing clear: the government led by PM Modi is ready to discuss every issue—and this is not limited to the current session alone. In all previous sessions, the government has always been prepared to discuss every matter, and whenever a discussion has taken place, the Opposition has faced embarrassment and received a befitting reply because they lack any real issues,” he said.
Referring to the day’s legislative agenda, Nadda said a discussion was scheduled in the Rajya Sabha and criticised the Opposition for repeatedly changing its demands.
“Even today, regarding the discussion they had demanded, Jitendra Singh is scheduled to initiate a discussion at 2 p.m.; a Bill is coming up for debate. Yet, it is their habit to keep shifting the goalposts. I strongly condemn the Opposition’s conduct. The government led by Modi ji is ready to discuss any issue. It should be noted that the Opposition is behaving irresponsibly,” he added.
(With ANI inputs)
